"Decision Taken": HD Kumaraswamy's Party Says Congress, BJP Reached Out
NDTV
HD Kumaraswamy is out of town. But a senior leader said it has been decided who they will partner with.
HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular today said they have received feelers from both Congress and the BJP as most exit polls predicted a hung assembly in Karnataka. Mr Kumaraswamy, is in Singapore, having left on Wednesday night. Still, a senior leader said it has been decided who they will partner with.
"The decision is done. It's taken. We will announce it to the public when it is right time to," senior JD(S) leader Tanveer Ahmed told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
The BJP has denied it had contacted the JD(S) and continued to exude confidence about a clear mandate.
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, the BJP's Shobha Karandlaje said there is "no question of coalition at all, the BJP has not contacted the JD(S)".
