Bengaluru: After ruling Congress party registered a thumping victory in the ZP, TP polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the party’s seat share has gone up by more than 10 per cent.

Speaking to reporters at his home office, Krishna here, CM said, “Congress has won 46 per cent ZP seats and compared to the 2011 ZP results, the party’s seat share has gone up by more than 10 per cent. In 2011, BJP had won 44 per cent of the total seats, and the Congress 35 per cent, therefore, we have gained by 10 per cent,” he said.

CM said that he would carry out the much awaited cabinet reshuffle excersise soon after the forthcoming budget session of the Legislature concludes.

“Yes, I am planning to carry out the reshuffle soon after the Budget session. Before doing this, I will visit Delhi and consult central leaders”, he said.

However, he said that reshuffle had no link with the election results or the ‘efficiency’ of his cabinet colleagues.

“None of my cabinet colleagues are inefficient, they are all most efficient. The decision on the reshuffle was taken much earlier to accommodate senior leaders. I will convince central leaders to allow me to take it up,” he  said.

However, he said, “The poll results are not encouraging for the ruling party but these result can never be termed as a referendum on the government’s performance. We have more than two years to meet people’s expectation, we will work hard to meet these expectations,” he said.