Published 16:03 IST, November 17th 2019

BJP Karnataka takes a swipe at Siddarmaiah, asks 'What happened to your ideology?'

BJP Karnataka took to its official Twitter handle and has slammed the former CM of Karnataka Siddarmaiah questioning the Sena-Cong-NCP alliance in Maharashtra

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Amid ongoing President's rule in Maharashtra caused due to a rift in alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena, which consequently le to  Shiv Sena approaching INC and NCP for support in ir hopes on government formation, BJP Karnataka took to its official Twitter handle and has slammed former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddarmaiah questioning alliance. Karnataka wing of BJP tweeted, "What happened to your ideology?". 

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