BJP, Congress rally behind ‘king-maker’ JD(S); cards close to chest after late-night meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of the city of Mysuru voting to elect its 23rd Mayor and Deputy Mayor, it was clear that the contest is a one-on-one fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress while the Janata Dal (Secular) is taking a ‘wait and watch’ approach, hoping to be the ‘King Maker’. The previous Mayoral term, of JD(S)’s Tasneem, ended on Jan. 19. The agreement reached between the Congress and the JD(S) in 2018 made the JD(S) to support the Congress to keep the BJP out of power despite BJP having maximum seats. Now the situation has changes and both the parties are engaged in a cold war.