Kumaraswamy challenges Siddaramaiah to build regional party & win 10 seats

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday challenged Congress leer Siddaramaiah to build a regional party and win at least 10 seats on his own strength before criticising JD(S) and his leership abilities.

In a series of tweets, he also hit back at Siddaramaiah for alleging that re was an "internal understanding" between BJP and JD(S).

"I have a challenge for Siddaramaiah, who repeatedly criticises about number of seats JD(S) could win, about Deve Gowda (JDS supremo) and me. Come out of shelter of national party, build a regional party and win at least 10 seats on your own strength... n speak about our leership," he tweeted.

"...don't speak lightly about number of seats JD(S) has won. Building an independent regional party requires leership. You are t aware of efforts that are required for it. It is t possible from you," he ded.

Kumaraswamy was reacting to Siddaramaiah's statement in Mysuru on Friday that former could become CM as Congress agreed to give him post despite JD(S) winning just 37 seats after 2018 assembly polls.

Congress leer h hit out at Kumaraswamy for collapse of coalition government last year, alleging that he tried to run ministration from a five star hotel and could t keep his MLAs toger.

Kumaraswamy alleged that Siddaramaiah h planned to bring down coalition government months after it was formed and that most congress legislators who defected to BJP, eventually leing to party coming to power, were his loyalists.

On charges of running ministration out of a five star hotel, JD(S) leer ted that Siddaramaiah h 'shamelessly' t vacated his official residence after 2018 loss.

"Does Siddaramaiah have moral right to speak about me..I used to work at office till 12 in night while he used to go to undisclosed locations after 6 pm during his tenure."

Siddaramaiah on Friday h also blamed a section within Congress for his defeat in Chamundeshwari assembly constituency in 2018 assembly elections and asked those who h worked against party during polls to introspect and quit.

To this, Kumaraswamy accused Siddaramaiah of having h an internal understanding with opponents to get some of his own Congress leers defeated in some previous elections as he feared getting sidelined within party. "If he (Siddaramaiah) introspects rightly, he will have to quit Congress," he said.

With party getting a clear majority in 2018 assembly polls, Congress-JD(S) that h fought against each during election joined hands to form a government with Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister to keep BJP out of power.

However following rout in Lok Sabha polls, internal differences cropped up and rebellion by some MLAs led to collapse of coalition government last year. Since n Congress and JD(S) leers have been blaming each or for it. 

(Photo Credit: Twitter/hd_kumaraswamy)