BENGALURU: Opposition leader R Ashoka said they held a meeting with Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to discuss the election strategy as the southern state is going to polls in two phases starting on April 26.
After the meeting, the BJP leader said on Thursday, “We discussed issues regarding the election strategy and how to organise rallies with H D Kumaraswamy so that we can win 4 constituencies in the Bengaluru region”.
On the nomination of Congress leader D K Suresh from the Bangalore Rural constituency, he said, “Naturally, he (D K Suresh) has filed the nomination but they (Congress) are in fear; they distributed nothing last time, but are doing so this time (cooker and everything)”.
The BJP leader expressed confidence that the BJP is winning in Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 28 constituencies in the state. “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was also there in the nomination; it shows that things aren’t easy for them and the BJP is winning Bangalore Rural”, he siad.
The meeting came two days after a clash erupted between the workers of the two allies during a joint coordination meeting in Tumakuru district on Monday. The BJP-JD(S) alliance announced their seat-sharing arrangement for three seats earlier this month. As per the arrangement, JD(S) will be contesting in three seats: Mandya, Kolar and Hassan parliamentary constituencies.
Kumaraswamy will be contesting from Mandya in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, while the party is yet to announce its candidate for the Kolar seat. Prajwal Revanna filed his nomination as a JDS candidate for the Hassan constituency on Thursday. (ANI)
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