"No Alliance Yet, High Command To Take Call": BJP Leader On JDS
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R Ashoka added, however, that the two parties will come together to fight against the Congress.
Amid speculation of an alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, BJP leader R Ashoka clarified on Friday that the tie-up hadn't been finalised yet as the final call rests with the party's high command.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Mr Ashoka said, "There is no formal alliance yet with any party. The final decision on the same rests with our top leadership. However, in line with the agenda of our central leadership, the BJP and the JDS will come together to fight against the Congress (in the Lok Sabha elections and the upcoming local body polls in Karnataka). Till now, we have not received any official communication from the high command (on the alliance)."
Earlier on Friday, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa claimed that the BJP and the JDS had secured a tie-up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
