JDS to ally with BJP? Former Karnataka CMs Yediyurappa, Kumaraswamy say…

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alliance in the coming months. The remarks come amid growing political upheaval in neighbouring Maharashtra as the NCP teters on the brink of a vertical split. The JD(S) leader had previously predicted a ‘Maharashtra-like’ situation for the state without naming names - even as netizens discussed the possibility of a Congress split.

“I don't want to particularly name anyone. Anything may happen. It will not take too much time, most probably it will happen this year-end or after the Parliament election.

For that, we will have to wait," Kumaraswamy said. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Sunday, triggering speculation about unlikely alliances in other states. Apart from Karnataka, lawmakers from the JDS and BJP have also broached the possibility of a rift within Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.  BJP leader BS Yediyurappa was a tad more vague, extending support to the JDS chief and indicating that the two would ‘fight together’ in the future.

He also said that the Karnataka Opposition would soon decide upon its representative.  “Whatever HD Kumaraswamy is saying is absolutely true and I want to support his statement. Kumaraswamy and we will fight together in future," he said. The Karnataka Legislative Assembly's Budget session will begin on Monday and it is expected that the Opposition will attack the government on the alleged delay in the implementation of the five guarantees of the Congress.