LS poll under collective leadership: Deve Gowda
“No objection over Rahul Gandhi’s ambition to become PM
Hubballi, July 15: Saying that the Lok Sabha election would be faced under collective leadership, JDS supremo and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda said that the Third Front was not yet formed and he would not lead it.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, the former PM said that all leaders of the Third Front were present during the swearing in ceremony of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar. But till now, the Third Front had no clarity. In each state, the regional parties have their own positives and negatives and in some states, national parties have strong base. In the threshold of Lok Sabha elections, there might be alliance with some political parties in some states. This alliance could also be happened post-election. But it would depend upon the demands of the circumstances, he analysed.
“In Tamil Nadu, there are several groups and it would be difficult to understand their strength. There is no clarity on the political parties which go with the Congress against BJP. But I would not say that all the 29 leaders of various parties who came to Bengaluru, would come together. But they created a history by coming under one roof while the JDS-Congress coalition government was forming. My fight is limited to protect the JDS in the national politics. I would not go to take up the leadership against BJP. I have the seniority. But I also know the strength of my party”, he said.
“I will not object for Rahul’s leadership”
“I’ll not have any objection for the leadership of AICC president Rahul Gandhi and his ambition to become the Prime Minister. The Congress would decide on making Mallikarjuna Kharge as the PM. We are concerned with the number of seats in the Lok Sabha election. JDS-Congress alliance should also be discussed and finalized”.
- HD Deve Gowda, JDS Supremo
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Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulations led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded assembly polls in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP does selective manipulations to convince people that there were no wrongdoings. He also wanted to go back to the paper ballots system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the assembly elections, shattering the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream to wrest power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde bagged 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats to take the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. Congress as part of MVA won just 16 seats.
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"We analysed the Maharashtra poll outcome deeply. We felt that in many places EVMs were manipulated," Parameshwara said. He also said an obvious question would be why not it happened in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are done selectively so that no one can question it, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. Had the Congress been the leading partner, things would have changed. He backed the ballot papers saying that the same was discussed in Maharashtra Congress as well.
