Nevertheless, the LDP members approved the budget proposed by the governor Ninagawa throughout his terms and they frequently showed their admiration for the governor Ninagawa with their words and behaviors in the prefectural assembly hall, and the LDP left most of the conservative supporters to support Ninagawa for the reason that 'they preferred Kyoto distinct from other prefectures, even if Kyoto had no expressway' and 'they only need their leader to enrich their life both officially and personally whether the leader is reformist or conservative.'
ただし、自民党などもその蜷川知事の出した予算に任期中ずっと賛成していたり、議会内では蜷川知事を褒め称える言動を数々していた事実や、保守支持層の大部分も「高速道路がなくても他と違う京都が良い」「赤くても白くても日々の仕事と生活を豊かにしてくれるトップであれば良い」という理由で蜷川支持にまわっていたこともある。