LS poll seat sharing: JDS likely to get 8 seats including one in coastal Karnataka

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March 9, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 9: After a prolonged bargain with Congress leaders, HD Deve Gowda led Janata Dal (Secular) has reportedly decided to support candidates of the national party in 20 segments and field own candidates only in eight segments in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The likely constituencies where the JD(S) would contest are Mandya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Bengaluru North, Vijayapura, Tumakuru, Uttara Kannada (coastal Karnataka), and Chickballapur.

On the other hand, the Congress has reportedly promised the JD(S) to support it in one constituency each in Maharashtra and Kerala.

Sources in the Congress and the JD(S) said that seat-sharing formula would be announced after a screening committee meeting scheduled in New Delhi on Monday.

JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have held a first round of meeting in Delhi. A section of the Congress leaders have reportedly expressed their views against conceding 10 seats to the JD(S) in the State.

Congress leaders are expected to talk about seat-sharing formula with Mr. Gandhi, who will launch the party’s election campaign in the State at the ‘Parivartana Rally’ in Haveri on Saturday.

Like the BJP, which started its poll campaign through a mega rally in Hubballi addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress too has chosen a place in north Karnataka to launch its campaign.

Hectic preparations were under way at Municipal High School Ground in Haveri on Friday, where people of the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency that also includes Gadag district, will congregate on Saturday.

On Friday, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, accompanied by district in-charge Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed and others, reviewed the arrangements.

Mr. Rao said along with Mr. Gandhi, AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal, senior leaders from the State, including the former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara would be participating. Mr. Rao said around 1.5 lakh people were expected to participate in the rally.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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