JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy is a former Chief Minister of Karnataka. (file)
New Delhi:
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that everyone knows that Congress and BJP have internal understanding to eliminate JD(S).
Speaking to news agency ANI, Mr. Kumaraswamy said, “Everyone knows that there is an internal understanding between the Congress and the BJP to eliminate the JD(S) party. They are fighting each other in all those six constituencies.” We have been successful to some extent in coordinating with where we contested.”
In the recently concluded Karnataka MLC elections, a total of 11 Congress candidates won from their respective seats and BJP candidate HS Gopinath Reddy won from Bengaluru city constituency.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the BJP has already won 11 seats and “we have requested for recounting in Mysore”.
Mr Kumaraswamy further said that the JD(S) is focusing on the 2023 assembly elections in Karnataka.
“Our focus is on the 2023 general elections (in Karnataka). We are working on developing the strength for it. We are not bothered by the outcome of the Karnataka Legislative Council elections,” he said.
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