Taking a pot-shot on incumbent Siddaramaiah government, Gowda stated that state government has failed to address the key issues faced by farmer community. The senior leader predicted that people of Karnataka will give a befitting replay to Siddaramaiah. Speaking on this occasion, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy urged people to vote out national parties like BJP and Congress for betraying the people of the Karnataka. Karnataka will go to poll on May 12th and counting will take place on May 15.