Deve Gowda lashes out at Rahul Gandhi; says JDS will get majority in next Karnataka polls

Amid massive rumours that JDS is in talks with BJP, former PM HD Deve Gowda has said that his party will survive and won't ally with any or party. He also reiterated his son Kumaraswamy's statement that his party workers are preparing to contest elections alone and get a majority in next Assembly elections in Karnataka. Gowda also lashed out at Congress for stating that JDS has lost its lustre and slammed Congress Legislature Party leer Siddaramaiah, saying that he must stop talking about JDS. 

On alliance with BJP, Gowda said, "Which astrologer has said it? ..se are childish talks...I was a former Prime Minister. Will I take my party to someone's doorsteps?" He ded, "Since last three months several things have been said about our party, it can be called an entertainment programme. JDS is a regional party and pain behind saving and building a regional party will only be kwn to its workers, office bearers and its he."

Coming down heavily on Congress, he said, “Some people are questioning my commitment to secularism. When Kumaraswamy was sworn in as chief minister, secular leers from across country attended event. But who was person who played in background to ensure that coalition government did t continue? In last Assembly election, Congress leer Rahul Gandhi called JDS ‘B’ team of BJP. Who me him give such a statement? I kw what happens in Congress, but I don’t want to speak. It’s better y stop making irresponsible statements about our party."

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On rumours of alliance with BJP

Amid rumours that JD(S) will ally with BJP, Kumaraswamy said that re is such plan, while also claiming that every party 'needs JD(S)' but betrays m later. He also said that he wants to work hard for next two and a half years to get a clear majority. He went on to say that everyone backstabs JDS after getting benefits from party. Earlier, Kumaraswamy h remarked that while  JDS would never think of a political merger, it may extend issue-based support to BJP in coming days in public interest. He also hit out at Congress party for calling JD(S) a 'B team' of BJP saying that it was Congress that h come to its doorsteps to seek an alliance with him after polls. 

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JDS with BJP and Congress

BJP and JDS h formed a coalition government in 2006 with Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister and Yediyurappa as his deputy, under a power-sharing formula of 20 months each. However, government h collapsed as JDS did t transfer power to BJP, which later went on to win next assembly elections and form its first-ever government in south. Similarly in 2018, JDS allied with Congress but on 23 July, 2019, his 14-month-old government fell, after 17 of its legislators resigned and were eventually disqualified under anti-defection laws. In Lok Sabha polls, alliance of JDS and Congress won one seat each while BJP won 25 out of total 28 seats in state, after which it anunced ir breakup. This h come after constant griping at each or, which h even witnessed a tearful Kumaraswamy express his regret about having drunk from poisoned chalice of coalition government.

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