The Congress has taken a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over BS Yediyurappa's resignation as Karnataka chief minister and said he is yet another "victim" of the PM who has a record of allegedly forcing retirements of senior BJP leaders.

Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala charged that it is Delhi's autocracy that decides chief ministers and not the will of BJP's MLA's. He also alleged that the BJP government in Karnataka is an "illegitimate" one as it is born out of "defection and corruption". The Congress has been alleging that the BJP used the Pegasus spyware to oust the Congress-JDS government in the state.