"Being Part Of NDA Depends On How JDS Leaders Are Treated": HD Kumaraswamy
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H D Kumaraswamy said that given an opportunity and if PM Narendra Modi has confidence in him, he wants to be the agriculture minister, in the event of NDA coming back to power at the Centre.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy has said he is sincerely working for NDA's better prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and the continuation of alliance with BJP, after the parliamentary elections, will depend on how his party and its leaders are treated.
The former Chief Minister further said that given an opportunity and if Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confidence in him, he wants to be the agriculture minister, in the event of NDA coming back to power at the Centre.
In an exclusive interview to PTI Videos, after filing his nomination from Mandya on Thursday, the state JD(S) President said: "We being part of the NDA depends on how our party leaders are treated in the future. We are sincerely working and we want a long-standing relationship with BJP. But ultimately we will take a decision depending on how we are treated and how much respect we get from the BJP."