Karnataka Assembly elections: Tamil Nadu, Cauvery in mind, greets the winner'

Chennai: Ruling AIADMK and DMK on Tuesday greeted the BJP for its good showing in the Karnataka Assembly elections where the saffron party appeared headed for emerging as the single largest party.

“Chief Minister K. Palaniswami greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BJP’s win in the Karnataka Assembly elections,” an official release here said.

DMK working president M. K. Stalin greeted the BJP and its Chief Ministerial candidate B. S. Yeddyurappa on behalf of his party and expressed hope that the new government would ensure cordial ties with Tamil Nadu.

In a FB post and a tweet, Stalin also urged the new dispensation to release soon Tamil Nadu’s share of water from the Cauvery river.