Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday gave fire to speculations of a rift in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka. Gowda expressed doubts on the survival of the alliance. The former PM told reporters that the future of alliance depends on the Congress.
“I don’t know how long this government will survive. It depends on Congress decision,” the Times of India quoting Gowda as saying. He also praised Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for putting up efforts to keeping this alliance intact. During his media interaction, the former PM also revealed that he had proposed Mallikarjun Kharge’s name for the post of CM but the grand old party wanted Kumaraswamy to lead the coalition government.
“I don’t know how long K’taka govt will survive. It depends on Congress decision”: Deve Gowda
