3 Seats For HD Deve Gowda's Party As BJP Seals Karnataka Seat Deal

The JDS will be contesting Karnataka's Mandya, Hassan and Kolar seats, sources have said

With the clock ticking for Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has sealed the seat-sharing deal with the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka. The HD Deve Gowda-led party, it is learnt, has managed to secure three seats as part of the seat-sharing arrangement.

The JDS will be contesting Karnataka's Mandya, Hassan and Kolar seats, sources have said. Also, in Bengaluru rural, Mr Deve Gowda's CN Manjunath, will contest on the BJP's lotus symbol.