Responding to the BJP's demand for his resignation after the Bengaluru stampede that killed 11, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "40-50 people died in a Kumbh Mela stampede…Did they demand the CM’s resignation then?" He added, "A bridge collapsed on inauguration day...140 died...Did they ask the PM to resign?" He accused BJP of misleading people by telling lies and demanding resignations.