"As we all know JDS and BJP are now a part of the NDA alliance. On that basis, Mr Yediyurappa is one of the tallest leaders in Karnataka. So I just came here to take his blessings personally. We all know that they share a good bond," Nikhil Kumaraswamy said after the meeting.
Talking to ANI, Priyank Kharge said that the word ‘secular’ from the JD (S) should be remove as the party has now joined hands with the BJP, which the Congress leader accused of being the “most communal party” in the history of independent India.
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) national president HD Deve Gowda on Friday said that the matter regarding the seat-sharing between JD(S) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not with him adding that party leader HD Kumaraswamy will discuss the issue.
"I want to congratulate the Prime Minister. He has taken the decision yesterday in the cabinet which was pending since 1996 when the UF (Unted Front) government led by me took the Women's Reservation Bill in 1996," former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said.
As the Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is simmering, former Prime Minister HD Devegowda on Monday said that the "quarrel" among two neighbouring states will not be solved "legally" and that a solution will come out only after both sides sit together.
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.
Addressing the media before the parliamentary session, Gowda hinted at the significant matters he intends to raise during the discussions but opted to keep the details under wraps until he addresses the Parliament.
Amid speculations of an alliance with the JD(S) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, BJP leader R Ashoka clarified on Friday that the tie-up hadn't been finalised yet as the final call on the same rests with the party's high command.
"I am happy that Deve Gowda ji met our Prime Minister and they have already finalised about 4 seats. I welcome them," Yediyurappa said while talking to the reporters.
"I will not be attending the G20 dinner organised by the Hon'ble President of India Draupadi Murmuji, on 09 September 2023, due to health reasons. I have already communicated this to the government. I wish the G20 summit a grand success," the former Prime Minister posted on 'X'.
As per meeting sources, opinions have been sought by the MLAs, ex-MLAs, and senior party leaders about supporting the BJP in Loksabha election. Leaders have given their opinion in favour of it as its JDS's last chance to remain alive as they lost the 2023 assembly elections badly, winning on