Amid a controversy over the removal of a saffron flag in the Mandya district, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday accused the BJP leaders and their "masters" in the RSS of placing religion and the party above the nation.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah has defended his son Yathindra after a viral video was posted by several opposition leaders claiming that Yathindra a former MLA of Varuna, was involved in an alleged 'Cash for Posting' scam.
KS Eshwarappa said, "He is a youngster from Karnataka. He has complete fighter blood of Yediyurappa. He will definitely develop the organisation and help the party win all 28 (Lok Sabha) seats in Karnataka. We will all work together and win all 28 seats. We will make Narendra Modi the Prime
Hours after triggering a political storm by claiming that the LDF government in Kerala had consented to an alliance of the Janata Dal (Secular) with the BJP, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has backtracked saying that he never said that CPM in Kerala supports BJP-JDS alliance.
"Those who want to come with us can come, those who want to leave can do so. We will see how many MLAs are with which side," JDS state president CM Ibrahim said.
Congress leader Zameer Ahmed Khan has said that many Janata Dal-Secular JD(S) leaders, who are dissatisfied with the BJP-JD (S) ties, are in touch with the grand old party and they will be inducted into the party in the mega convention to be held in Palace Grounds in Bengaluru.
“Before joining BJP, I took the views of our 19 MLAs and 8 MLCs who said that JD(S) should consider entering into an understanding with BJP,” Deve Gowda said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) for ‘playing politics’ on Cauvery issue.
After Janata Dal (Secular) formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday, Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that the BJP-JDS alliance has proved that the Congress Party is the only secular party in the country.
Even as AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi proposed a third front led by Telangana Chief Minister and BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao, ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party of India leader Binoy Viswam on Sunday said no such front can ever be formed.