Gujarat victory is a vote for development: Karnataka BJP

Karnataka unit Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday hailed the party's victory in Gujarat assembly elections for a third successive term, describing the mandate as a "vote for development".

Chief Minister Narendra Modi-led government sought vote on the development agenda and people approved it, state unit President K S Eswarappa said in a statement.

"In Karnataka also, the BJP government has performed well in the last four-and-a-half years. We will seek vote on the basis of development and hope people will vote us for power in the next year assembly election", he said.