“Will face poll along with Congress”
Former PM Deve Gowda predicts early election to Lok Sabha
Bengaluru/ New Delhi, June 28: Former Prime Minister and JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda predicted early election to the Lok Sabha and it may fall in either November or December.
Speaking to reporters at New Delhi on Thursday, Deve Gowda said that going by the functioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, it is sure that the country would go for early LS poll and both the PM and Shah have already directed all states to prepare for the early election. There is no doubt if the monsoon Parliament Session is the last session of the government. Shortly, he would meet the leaders of non-NDA parties, he said.
Alliance with Congress
The JDS would make alliance with the Congress for the next Lok Sabha election. In Uttar Pradesh, the BSP would give some seats to the Congress, for which discussions were going on. But in Karnataka, seat sharing issue was not yet discussed. Even it was discussed about him contesting from Mandya. There were some problems in Karnataka and soon discussions would be held, Gowda said.
Attended Defence Ministry meeting
“It is reported that I came to Delhi to meet Congress leaders. But I came here to participate in a Defence Ministry meeting. I have not attended three meetings of the Ministry. But now, the meeting was cancelled for some reasons”, he said.
For the smooth running of the coalition government, Coordination Committee was formed in Karnataka. The Coordination Committee, AICC president Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka Incharge KC Venugopal would take a final decision on everything including Budget presentation, he clarified.
Declined to react
Deve Gowda said that he would not react to the statement of former chief minister Siddaramaiah. The coalition government would run as per the agreement between the Congress and the JDS. AICC president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy would discuss and find solution, he said.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
