Mysuru, Jan. 5 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that with the blessings of the people, the record of former Chief Minister Devaraja Urs would be broken, asserting that political records are meant to be surpassed as times change.

Addressing reporters in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah said Devaraja Urs hailed from Mysuru district, and so does he. "With the blessings of the people, his record will be broken. There is no comparison between me and me. The situation was different then, and it is different now. Circumstances brought me this far," he said.

Recalling the 1983 Assembly elections, the CM said that people had supported him by contributing money and votes, while Devaraja Urs became the Chief Minister during a different ...