Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the only agenda of the Congress was to win the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections while also helping the Opposition bloc — INDIA — of which it is also a part, prevail over the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance
In a scathing attack against the Opposition’s INDIA coalition and the DMK party, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai on Saturday said they are “desperate to win” the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
As political temperatures are high in the country with the formation of Opposition alliance, the controversial remarks by Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar has offered ammunition to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the Congress will perform well in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls and targeted the BJP over possible alliance with Janata Dal-Secular, saying the ruling party at the Centre is resorting to “compromise politics”.
The Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has commenced a special training for around 30,000 party workers aiming to expand the party's outreach to the public in the run-up to the next state assembly as well as Parliamentary elections.
Taking a swipe at the BJP over its alliance with the JD(S) for next year's Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said the tie-up came about after its humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections earlier this year.
Taking to his official handle on social media platform X, Shivakumar posted, "I will be happy to see the BJP and JD(S) contesting the next Lok Sabha elections as allies. However, I am not sure how the JD(S) would project its secular ideology if such an alliance does work out. There will be a
"Super! We have not heard any official announcement. If JD(S) is interested, they need to join the NDA...People who are for NDA are most welcome..." he said while talking to the reporters.
"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.
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