Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda had spoken to Sonia Gandhi for Congress’ help even earlier than fielding JD(S) candidate
Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda had spoken to Sonia Gandhi for Congress’ help even earlier than fielding JD(S) candidate
Former Chief Minister and JD(S) chief H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday supplied to commerce the celebration’s second desire votes with the Congress within the coming Rajya Sabha polls in a bid to defeat the BJP’s third candidate.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned JD(S) was able to forged its 32 second desire votes in favour of the Congress’s second candidate Mansoor Ali Khan if the latter pledges its 24 second desire votes for JD(S) candidate Kupendra Reddy.
He revealed that the Congress’s basic secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala spoke to him on June 2 and sought the JD(S) help for his or her second candidate. The supply has already been handed on to Mr. Surjewala, who promised to ship an emissary to debate the matter. “But, nobody has come yet,” he mentioned.
“If the main agenda of the Congress is to defeat the BJP, let them accept our offer and prove their secular credentials,” Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned.
Rejecting Mr. Siddaramaiah’s name for withdrawal of the JD(S) candidate from the Rajya Sabha ballot fray, Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned he understood the Congress too will discover it tough to withdraw its second candidate though the latter is staring on the prospect of elimination within the counting. “The best formula would be to trade the second preference votes and give the JD(S) candidate a chance,” Mr. Kumaraswamy claimed.
Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda had spoken to All-India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Sonia Gandhi for the celebration’s help even earlier than fielding JD(S) candidate. Similarly, Mr. Kumaraswamy mentioned he had additionally spoken to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.Okay. Shivakumar over telephone when Mr. Reddy known as on him searching for the celebration’s help.
While most Congress leaders have been prepared to just accept the supply, Mr. Siddaramaiah was not in favour, Mr. Kumaraswamy claimed.
If the Congress was critical about defeating the BJP, the Congress might have mentioned the matter with the JD(S) earlier than fielding its candidate. “The Congress did not approach us with any request not to field a candidate before we announced our candidate. So, Mr. Deve Gowda contacted Ms. Gandhi and sought the support of their 24 surplus votes for our candidate,” he mentioned.
He claimed that the Congress leaders within the State determined to subject a second candidate by convincing their celebration’s central leaders that they’ll guarantee cross-voting by 8 to 10 JD (S) legislators. Also, the BJP wouldn’t have fielded its third candidate Lehar Singh if the Congress had not nominated a second candidate, the JD(S) chief claimed.
Source: www.thehindu.com
