Is SR Patil's quite as KPCC working president over 'unsatisfactory performance' a hope to defeated BJP in the state

S R Patil, the first Congressman working President of Karnataka's north Congress has tendered his resignation over the unsatisfactory performance of the party in the state's recently-concluded assembly elections in North Karnataka. Patil's resignation has given a hope to BJP to overcome the Congress-JDS alliance in the state aiming the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

“I have sent my resignation to Shri Rahul Gandhiji through an email some days back after taking up moral responsibility for the party’s unsatisfactory performance in assembly elections,” Patil told reporters in Bengaluru on Sunday. “Had my party won more seats from North Karnataka, we would have formed the government on our own.”

According to Indian Express, Patil was entrusted with the responsibility to boost party’s prospects in the region dominated by Lingayat community in June 2017. Patil himself belonged to the community. The 69-year-old leader served as a minister for Infrastructure, information technology, biotechnology, science and technology, planning and statistics in the Government of Karnataka.

As per media reports that former Chief Minister Siddarmaiah was ahead to make him the KPCC President after Parameshwara was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister, Patil said he would be happy to accept any role the party gives. “I will not leave Congress for any reason,” he said.

Meanwhile, the BJP called the development as the “beginning of the downfall” of “power-hungry” JDS-Congress government.

“The downfall of the empire that was built after mocking people’s mandate has begun. @INCKarnataka senior leader Sri. S R Patil resigns. This is only the beginning of the downfall of the power-hungry government,” BJP Karnataka said on its Twitter handle.

In the state's assembly election BJP emerged as a single largest party with 104 sears but stepped down before Floor test and Congress (78 seats)-JDS (39) coalition's CM pick HD Kumaraswamy sworn as Chief Minister on May 23.