H.D. Kumaraswamy favours JD(S) alliance with BJP in local body polls in Karnataka

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JD(S) nationalist  president   H.D. Deve Gowda with his lad   and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

JD(S) nationalist president H.D. Deve Gowda with his lad and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy | Photo Credit: File photo

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel and JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy favours an confederation with the BJP for for the section assemblage elections successful Karnataka.

“In my opinion, leaders of some the parties should sermon the contented and spell for the section assemblage elections unneurotic arsenic acold arsenic possible,” helium told mediapersons successful Hassan connected January 21. \

His sentiment is successful opposition to that of JD(S) nationalist president and erstwhile PM H.D. Deve Gowda who had precocious stated that the JD(S) would contention the section assemblage polls connected its own.

Referring to Mr. Deve Gowda’s statement, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that the party’s nationalist president indispensable person expressed his sentiment successful presumption of developments successful different States. “In Maharashtra, determination are 2 Deputy CMs successful the BJP-led government. One of them fought the section assemblage polls successful an confederation with different parties. Maybe successful that background, the nationalist president indispensable person said so. However, I person spoken galore times astir the unfastened caput we person astir the alliance. Leaders of some the parties request to sermon and determine connected contesting the polls with an understanding. We person had 1 circular of discussion,” helium stated.

He opined that the precedence of the JD(S)-BJP confederation was to region the worst authorities ruling Karnataka. “Our nonsubjective is to fulfil the wishes of people, who privation to region this worst government.”

Mr. Kumaraswamy was successful Hassan to reappraisal preparations for the JD(S) rally to beryllium held connected January 24, on with the party’s elder leaders and legislators, including erstwhile curate H.D. Revanna.

Published - January 21, 2026 03:03 p.m. IST

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