"Win-Win Situation": Basavaraj Bommai On Seat Sharing With HD Kumaraswamy
NDTV
The BJP finalised its seat-sharing deal with the JDS today, giving the regional ally three of the state's 28 seats. The JDS will be contesting in Mandya, Hassan and Kolar seats, sources have said.
Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai applauded the seat sharing deal between his party and the HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka today, calling it a "very good alliance" and a "win-win situation". The two parties, he pointed out, have complementary votebank and there are no clashes.
The BJP finalised its seat-sharing deal with the JDS this week, giving the regional ally three of the state's 28 seats. The JDS - which initially wanted five seats -- will be contesting in Mandya, Hassan and Kolar seats, sources have said. Also, in Bangalore Rural, JDS patriarch HD Devegowda's son-in-law CN Manjunath will contest on the BJP's lotus symbol.
The BJP had earlier announced candidates for 20 seats in Karnataka, the only southern state where it has got a significant presence. The party has been scouting for allies in the rest, but is yet to find a sizeable ally.
