India, April 2 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday expressed confidence that Congress candidates will win both the Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly bypolls in the State by a huge margin, as the Government's five guarantee schemes will help the party.

Asserting that Karnataka's economy is in good shape, he accused the BJP of making negative statements for political gain. The CM is in Davanagere to campaign for Congress candidate Samarth Mallikarjun, after campaigning for Umesh Meti in the Bagalkot segment for the last two days.

Bypolls for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies will be held on April 9.

"I'm confident that we will win in both constituencies by a big margin because of our Governm...