Lok Sabha Election 2024: What's happening at BJP, NDA seat-sharing talks?
Lok Sabha. The Indian Express cited sources as saying that the BJP offered the JD(S) three seats during the first round of talks held at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. ALSO READ: Mamata Banerjee refuses to discuss Bengal seat sharing with Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls According to the report, the BJP offered the HD Kumarawamy's party Hassan and Mandya seats.
"The BJP also offered the choice of a third seat from among Kolar, Bengaluru Rural and Tumkur," JD(S) sources were quoted as saying. Notably, all the seats offered to the JD(S) are in the Vokkaliga belt in Southern Karnataka. However, the JD(S) wants to contest the polls in five Lok Sabha constituencies.
The party has reportedly demanded one seat in north Karnataka. ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP to announce candidates soon? How is party preparing for polls After the recent meeting, HD Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka JD(S) chief and former chief minister, said Amit Shah told him that he would discuss the process of JD(S) officially joining the NDA and seat allocation after the completion of the consecration of Rama temple in Ayodhya in the presence of Nadda. ALSO READ: Is INDIA bloc making progress at seat-sharing talks ahead of Lok Sabha polls? A state-wise analysis Earlier in September 2023, the Hindustan Times reported that the BJP had "agreed to let it (JDS) contest on four seats — Kolar, Hassan, Mandya and Bengaluru rural" even as the JD(S) wanted to contest from Mandya, Hassan, Tumakuru, Chickballapur and Bengaluru Rural.
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