JD(S) will merge with BJP soon, says D.K. Shivakumar

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JD(S) person  Govindaraj, his woman  Gowramma, and others joined the Congress successful  the beingness  of KPCC president   D.K. Shivakumar successful  Bengaluru connected  Thursday.

JD(S) person Govindaraj, his woman Gowramma, and others joined the Congress successful the beingness of KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar successful Bengaluru connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J.

Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar connected Thursday predicted that determination is simply a anticipation of the Janata Dal (Secular) merging with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon.

Speaking to reporters astatine the KPCC bureau aft admitting JD(S) enactment workers from Chamarajpet into the Congress, Mr. Shivakumar said, “If we look astatine Union Minister and JD(S) person H.D. Kumaraswamy’s attitude, determination is simply a anticipation that the JD(S) volition merge with the BJP soon. If it merges, it volition beryllium bully for america too. We tin besides combat straight with the BJP. Then determination volition beryllium nary disorder of 3 parties successful the game,” Mr. Shivakumar said.

The JD(S) and the BJP were successful confederation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and the JD(S) is portion of the NDA authorities astatine the Centre.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that helium was much experienced successful politics, and determination is nary request for him to larn from Mr. Kumaraswamy. “I person worked arsenic a Minister for a agelong time. I cognize however to govern and whom to and whom not to clasp meetings with.”

The KPCC president was replying to Mr. Kumaraswamy’s objections to the Deputy Chief Minister holding a gathering with constabulary officials successful Ballari, pursuing the decease of a Congress worker connected January 1. Mr. Kumaraswamy and Mr. Shivakumar person been astatine loggerheads connected respective issues.

Published - January 08, 2026 06:53 p.m. IST

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