On his first visit to Mandya after being named the candidate of the BJP-JD (S) combine for the Lok Sabha elections in the Vokkaliga-dominated constituency, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy described the alliance partners as “natural” allies.
Speaking at a coordination meeting of the two parties in Mandya on Thursday, he said the pre-poll understanding between them was “meaningful” unlike the 2019 tie-up with the Congress that ended in “backstabbing”.
Mr. Kumaraswamy recalled that party workers were not satisfied with the alliance between JD (S) and Congress during 2019 and even termed the tie-up as “unnecessary”.
