‘Plan is to win 2023 polls independently’
The Hindu
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Even though he expressed confidence of the party performing well in the ensuing bypolls in Hangal and Sindgi, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said the main focus of the JD(S) was on winning the 2023 Assembly polls in Karnataka independently.
Participating in an interaction with reporters organised by Mysuru District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) here on Sunday, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the byelections will help the organisational work of the party, which has a strategy to come to power in the State without the support of either the BJP or the Congress.
He said the party had begun preparation for the 2023 Assembly polls about 18 months in advance and referred to the seven-day workshop organised by his party at Bidadi earlier this month. A total of 126 shortlisted candidates had been instructed to begin work in their respective constituencies.