Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai hailed today’s seat-sharing agreement between his party and Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy-led Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, calling it a “very good alliance” and a “win-win situation.” He pointed out that the two parties have complementary vote banks and there is no conflict.
The BJP this week finalized a seat-sharing deal with the JDS, giving the regional ally three of the state’s 28 seats. Sources said JDS initially wanted five seats and would contest from Mandya, Hassan and Kolar seats. Also in Bengaluru Rural, JDS patriarch HD Devegowda’s son-in-law CN Manjunath will contest on the BJP’s lotus symbol.
The BJP had earlier announced candidates for 20 seats in Karnataka, the only southern state where it has significant sway. The party has been looking for allies in other regions but has yet to find any larger ones.
In 2019, the BJP won 25 of the state’s 28 seats despite losing power in the state. Congress and JDS won one each. The JDS victory was held at Hassan, the fortress of Mr. Dwegoda.
“It is crucial for JDS to enter the mainstream,” Mr Bommai told New Delhi TV in an exclusive interview. “Congress has abandoned them more than two or three times. So HD Devegowda got the call,” he said.
He added that “the relationship between the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) and the former Prime Minister (HD Devegowda) is good”.
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