<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of stealing people's mandate in Karnataka through back door, contending that the party has been taught a lesson in the just-concluded bypolls.</p>.<p>Addressing a poll meeting here, he said those that said the BJP has limited influence in the southern part of the country were punished by the people in a democratic way.</p>.<p>"The Congress and its allies subverted the mandate in Karnataka, stabbed it in the back These parties will now have to bite the dust," he asserted.</p>.<p>The Congress, during its tenure in Karnataka, had no development agenda, he claimed.</p>.<p>"The bypolls results today showed that the voters have ensured that the Congress and the JD(S) don't get to stab them in the back again," he added.</p>.<p>The BJP has so far bagged four seats in Karnataka and was leading in eight others, as the B S Yediyurappa-led government appeared on course to sweep the bypolls in 15 constituencies. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of stealing people's mandate in Karnataka through back door, contending that the party has been taught a lesson in the just-concluded bypolls.</p>.<p>Addressing a poll meeting here, he said those that said the BJP has limited influence in the southern part of the country were punished by the people in a democratic way.</p>.<p>"The Congress and its allies subverted the mandate in Karnataka, stabbed it in the back These parties will now have to bite the dust," he asserted.</p>.<p>The Congress, during its tenure in Karnataka, had no development agenda, he claimed.</p>.<p>"The bypolls results today showed that the voters have ensured that the Congress and the JD(S) don't get to stab them in the back again," he added.</p>.<p>The BJP has so far bagged four seats in Karnataka and was leading in eight others, as the B S Yediyurappa-led government appeared on course to sweep the bypolls in 15 constituencies. </p>