Mayoral poll pact in Mysuru emerged locally: HDK

Referring to the Congress support for electing JD(S) candidate Rukmini Gowda as Mayor of Mysuru, former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that the understanding between the two parties emerged locally. “There were no talks between the State-level leaders of both the parties on the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Mysuru. Congress leader Siddaramaiah often said that he had not considered JD(S) as a political party. We wanted to show our strength in the Mysuru corporation election. There were no talks between the two parties after the election also. It was Congress leader Tanveer Sait who took the initiative to extend the party’s support to JD(S) candidate to keep the BJP, the single largest party, away from power. The alliance was therefore forged locally.” Mr. Kumaraswamy said, at a media conference in Kalaburagi on Thursday.