Congress Jds Tie-up

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a swipe at the BJP and the JD(S) over their alliance and said the SC, ST, OBC, minorities and women of Karnataka must take note of this tie-up between "conservative, regressive and misogynist parties".

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday rubbished indications by Congress and JDS leaders of a possible post bypoll alliance in Karnataka, saying such talks don't have any value.

Sounding upbeat after forming a coalition government in Maharashtra, the Congress in Karnataka on Sunday made it clear that it was not averse to joining hands with JD(S) once again in case the ruling BJP fails to garner required number of seats to be in the majority after December 5 bypolls.

Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda has dismissed any possibility of having an electoral tie-up with either the Congress or the BJP for December 5 bypolls in Karnataka, describing both the national parties as "not trustworthy" and having the "same character".

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda Thursday said he told Congress president Rahul Gandhi that he has been hurt by the repeated public utterances of some leaders of the grand old party and his JD(S) about the coalition government in Karnataka.

Karnataka's Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy has said the post will not be shared between him and the Congress -- a rotational deal that had soured his tie-up with the BJP in 2007. The details of power sharing were finalised at a key meeting last night, under which a Congress candidate will be the deputy of Mr Kumaraswamy.

Mr Chhotubhai Vasava, the acting president of the Sharad Yadav-led rebel JD(U) faction, said today that his group will ally with the Congress and others like the Left parties while also exploring a tie-up with Mr Hardik Patel to take on the BJP in the Gujarat assembly polls.

Describing JD(U), RJD and Congress tie-up as "opportunistic", the three major Left parties in Bihar today formed a grand alliance to contest Assembly by-polls on 10 seats in the state.

Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular president HD Deve Gowda on Monday denied his party had entered into a tie-up to fight the August 21 bypolls to two Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka.

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a swipe at the BJP and the JD(S) over their alliance and said the SC, ST, OBC, minorities and women of Karnataka must take note of this tie-up between "conservative, regressive and misogynist parties".

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday rubbished indications by Congress and JDS leaders of a possible post bypoll alliance in Karnataka, saying such talks don't have any value.

Sounding upbeat after forming a coalition government in Maharashtra, the Congress in Karnataka on Sunday made it clear that it was not averse to joining hands with JD(S) once again in case the ruling BJP fails to garner required number of seats to be in the majority after December 5 bypolls.

Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda has dismissed any possibility of having an electoral tie-up with either the Congress or the BJP for December 5 bypolls in Karnataka, describing both the national parties as "not trustworthy" and having the "same character".

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda Thursday said he told Congress president Rahul Gandhi that he has been hurt by the repeated public utterances of some leaders of the grand old party and his JD(S) about the coalition government in Karnataka.

Karnataka's Chief Minister designate HD Kumaraswamy has said the post will not be shared between him and the Congress -- a rotational deal that had soured his tie-up with the BJP in 2007. The details of power sharing were finalised at a key meeting last night, under which a Congress candidate will be the deputy of Mr Kumaraswamy.

Mr Chhotubhai Vasava, the acting president of the Sharad Yadav-led rebel JD(U) faction, said today that his group will ally with the Congress and others like the Left parties while also exploring a tie-up with Mr Hardik Patel to take on the BJP in the Gujarat assembly polls.

Describing JD(U), RJD and Congress tie-up as "opportunistic", the three major Left parties in Bihar today formed a grand alliance to contest Assembly by-polls on 10 seats in the state.

Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular president HD Deve Gowda on Monday denied his party had entered into a tie-up to fight the August 21 bypolls to two Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka.