No tie up with BJP in 2024 LS polls, says Deve Gowda

Bengaluru Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda reiterated on Tuesday that his party JD(S) will not tie up with the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The statement comes right after his son, former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy's statement that JD(S) and BJP will fight unitedly against the ruling Congress party.

Deve Gowda said the JD(S) would face parliamentary elections independently thus contradicting his son Kumaraswamy's statement. "There is still sufficient time for the Lok Sabha polls and an appropriate decision would be taken later," Kumaraswamy had stated earlier.

Deve Gowda further said, "Whether the JD(S) won one or two to six seats, his party will contest elections independently. The party would contest in seats where it has a strong base."

When asked about the JD(S)-BJP tie up against the Congress in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah maintained that both parties are holding talks in that regard.