Janata Dal (Secular) national president H.D. Deve Gowda has said his party is not interested in coming to power in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike by forging an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mr. Gowda was reacting to BJP State president B.S. Yeddyurappa’s recent statement that his party would not have an alliance with the JD(S), at a press conference here on Saturday.
“BJP leaders went around the State accusing me of breaking the promise to handover the Chief Minister’s post to the BJP. I will go to the public with the truth about the transfer of power,” he said.
During the JD(S)–BJP coalition rule, both the parties had thought of a coordination committee before transferring power.
“Mr. Yeddyurappa was chosen as president of the committee. A draft of the committee was prepared, but Mr. Yeddyurappa refused to sign the proposal. When I enquired about his decision, I could understand that the BJP already had an understanding with 32 MLAs of the JD(S). They were ready to form the government with the support of our 32 MLAs, keeping H.D. Kumaraswamy and H.D. Revanna outside the government,” he said.
Mr. Gowda said he would write to all the seers in the State about those days and convey what led to the breaking up of the party’s alliance with the BJP.
