If it was not for the repeated ‘disturbances’ created by Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress in the state, he would have made Karnataka overtake Gujarat in development, and grab the No. 1 place in the country, claimed Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa during the ‘Bruhat Janandolana Rally’ held at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on Sunday.

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