Mangalore : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy  said the Karnataka Assembly election results will indicate  the trend for general elections scheduled fo next year.

Addressing nursing students from Kerala at Sahodaya Hall, Balmatta on May 2, Thursday, he said  the UPA government was providing a good administration under the leadership of  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

He said  large number of students from Kerala are studying in Mangalore now. But, in the future they need not go elsewhere as  good higher education facilities will be provided in the state.

Speaking to reporters at the Congress office later, he said  the Congress will win the assembly elections  and that the corruption and misrule of the BJP will be advantageous to the party.

Referring to the various scams involving the UPA, he said the UPA Government has initated stern steps against all those found guilty.

Kodijal Ibrahim, P V Mohan, Ivan D’Souza, Suresh Ballal, P J Thomas and others were present on the occasion.