New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah has asserted that there was public anger against the ruling Congress in Karnataka and asked party workers to make sure that the victory march of NarendraModi enters the South through the state.

"There is anger among people against Congress, and if we cannot convert it into votes it will be difficult to take forward the party. This is an opportunity. There is public anger against Siddaramaiah government. There is no better opportunity to convert this anger into votes," Amit Shah said.

Addressing those in charge of BJP's "Shakti Kendra" in Udupi, he said the BJP had been winning polls in several states and increasing its tally and "it is Karnataka's turn now."

"Karnataka BJP workers have to make sure that this victory march of NarendraModi enters southern India through the state," said Amit Shah, who has been on a tour of Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts since Monday.

"I have seen and fought all these elections closely," he said.

"BJP has not just won elections. Winning just elections is easy as there will be a wave or some one's fault or anti-incumbency, but BJP along with winning elections has also worked for strengthening the party from deep bottom," he said.

Amit Shah recalled the contribution of party workers with whose efforts BJP had earlier formed the government in the state in 2008 and said after the exit of the BJP government, "there was this corrupt government by the Congress."

He said BJP had not taken short cuts like Congress to win elections and lakhs and lakhs of party workers had put in hard work from the booth level.