Ridiculing the Bharatiya Janata Party for its alleged internal differences, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday said the State has a coalition government and it is not being run by those from the “original BJP”.
He claimed that there were a lot of issues within the ruling party as those who have gone to the BJP from Congress and JD(S) constitute over 60% in the government, and the long-time party loyalists feel that they are being sidelined.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Shivakumar said: “There is fear in the BJP that there are a lot of internal problems, that is the reason why their national leaders are repeatedly coming and holding discussions with party leaders in Bengaluru. “Original BJP is not running this government, it is a coalition government,” the KPCC chief said in reply to a question.