Amid increasing speculation over a possible Janata Dal (Secular) and Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the regional party is believed to be looking at the outcome of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties meeting in Delhi on July 18 to make its move that is likely to settle the issue of appointment of the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly also.
While the BJP in an unprecedented move has not yet appointed it’s Leader of Opposition in both the Houses of State legislature despite completion of two weeks of the Budget session, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday indicated that the BJP could decide on the posts after the July 18 meeting.
He also told presspersons in Hubballi that the future political developments in the State were dependent on the success of talks between the leaders of both parties. “The decision on alliance will be taken by the party high command. Our leaders have held talks with former Prime Minister and JD (S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda. Already (former Chief Minister) H.D. Kumaraswamy has expressed his thoughts on the issue. Future developments will be dependent on the success of the talks,” he said.
