Cong ready to face elections, Kharge

Mangalore, Apr 25 (UNI) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Mallikarjuna M Kharge today said his party was ready to face elections to the state assembly, if neccessary.

Speaking to reporters at the Bajpe Airport here, Mr Kharge, who on his way to Kerala for electioneering, said ''We have shown our strength in the cooperative, agricultural produce marketing committee and zilla and taluk panchayat elections. We are ready to face assembly polls any time.'' He predicted that the JD (S)-BJP coalition government in the state would not last long as it was an ''unholy'' alliance.

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