KCC: Suspense continues over JD(S) move

The suspense over the JD(S) move with respect to Kalaburagi City Corporation (KCC) that has thrown a fractured verdict continues with a decision expected on Monday at its legislative party meeting.Bot

The suspense over the JD(S) move with respect to Kalaburagi City Corporation (KCC) that has thrown a fractured verdict continues with a decision expected on Monday at its legislative party meeting. Both the BJP and the Congress are courting the regional party even as the JD(S) is keeping its option close to its chest. While the national parties have offered the post of Deputy Mayor to the JD(S), the regional party has sought the post of Mayor for the first term. Though the BJP is confident of stitching together an alliance with the JD(S) after the meeting of Revenue Minister R. Ashoka and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, JD(S) sources confirmed that the party is in talks with the Congress. The entry of former Union Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge, who has spoken to JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, seems to have provided options to the regional party.