1. JD(S) entered into alliance with BJP to defeat Congress in Karnataka: Deve Gowda
Justifying the alliance of Janata Dal (Secular) with BJP, former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda said that the two parties joined hands to defeat the Congress in Karnataka. “...We are determined to see Congress in Karnataka is demolished and the era of Congress should come to an end,” the former Prime Minister said on January 5.
The JD(S) and BJP are expected to announce seat-sharing formula for the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka after Sankranti. The JD(S) is expected to stake claim for four to five seats in the Old Mysuru region. Meanwhile, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy accused the Congress of misusing power to divert attention of people from bad governance. He alleged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of registering a false case to implicate the brother of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha.
