JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday said his party will not contest by-elections for Belgaum Lok Sabha segment, and Basavakalyan, Sindgi and Maski Assembly seats.The by-poll schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission.
"JD(S) will not field its candidates for bypolls to Belgaum Lok Sabha and Basavakalyan, Sindgi and Maski Assembly seats. We don t have money to fight these elections," Gowda was quoted as saying to reporters by his office in a release.
The dates for the state elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry is likely to be announced after February 15. The final call will be taken after the commission visits poll-bound states to take stock of election preparedness.