"The Karnataka government is like an ATM for the Congress to indulge in corruption," said Shah, who was on a two-day tour of the old Mysuru region in the fourth leg of his campaign in the state.

Shah today began his tour of the old Mysuru region, covering the districts of Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Mandya and Ramanagara, where BJP had not won even a single seat in the previous election.

"In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah's and the entire Congress party started to rejoice. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi, that I might have made a mistake but people of Karnataka will not," he said.

Shah had said, addressing the media, "A Supreme Court retired judge has said that if a comparison is made on corruption, then the Yeddyurappa government would get the number one award."

"I want to assure farmers of Karnataka that we will work for the interests of the farmers in the state," he said.

Shah's declaration comes amid continued ceasefire violations, several infiltration attempts by Pakistan into India to carry out subversive activities.

The TDP leader alleged that BJP had done graver injustice to Andhra Pradesh than the Congress, hitting back at Amit Shah's letter released earlier today.

"I want to give a target for 2019 polls. We want to win more than 21 seats out of 25 seats from Northeast," Shah said addressing a rally of BJP booth unit chiefs.

Hitting out at the Congress, Shah said the party not only mismanaged the bifurcation but also showed zero sensitivity towards the Telugu people.

Reacting to the party's heavy loss in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha by-elections, Shah said that UP government was one of the best among the BJP dispensations in the states.

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav told reporters that the Centre had done a lot for the state and was willing to do more, asserting that his party will explain its position to its people.

On a rough count, the ruling NDA -- minus TDP -- appears to have the support of 315 members in a House with an effective strength of 538. On its own, the BJP has 274 members -- well above the halfway mark to prove its majority.

The meeting comes as the BJP finds itself in a tight corner in Andhra Pradesh after the TDP and YSR Congress moved notices for a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the Modi government.

The bypolls were necessitated after CM Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats respectively, following their election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), in alliance with the BJP, took over the reins of the north-eastern state with the support of 32 MLAs.

In a series of tweets, Shah distanced the BJP from the vandalism after a few party leaders appeared to be endorsing the attacks on the statues and said his organisation believes a wide range of ideas and ideologies can co-exist in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still the most popular Indian leader on social media, with 5 crore people following him on Twitter alone.

The party's golden era will not come until it captures power in states like West Bengal, Kerala and Odisha, Shah said, asking leaders to aim for workers in every polling booth and representation in every panchayat in the country.

Riding on Saturday's electoral victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah told BJP workers that their goal now should be to capture power in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 11 seats, holds the key to form the government. The saffron party’s ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) won 16 seats. The magic figure in Nagaland is 31.