Congress government | Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah treads cautiously on Tipu Sultan Jayanti
Minority welfare minister Zameer Ahmed Khan says people are free to celebrate as they wish
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Minority welfare minister Zameer Ahmed Khan says people are free to celebrate as they wish
For the struggling JDS, which had one of its worst electoral performances in the recent assembly polls, teaming up with BJP for 2024 is seen as a lifeline for survival. It also indicates that both parties, after their performance in the assembly polls, have recognised their weak points in seats, especially in the Old Mysore region
Preetham Gowda to News18: "The BJP is as powerful as the JDS in the Old Mysore region. The decision on Hassan will be taken jointly when the time comes. It will definitely not be taken unilaterally or by a family member..."
With the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka successfully engineering a political realignment and pushing JDS to the brink, the alarmed Gowda clan has embraced BJP for its political survival
While the JDS and BJP have been allies in the past, the entry of the JDS into the NDA now is a very different chapter in the regional party's politics.