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Crucial meet of JD(S) MLAs from today

S. Rajendran

Bangalore: A crucial meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party has been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday to take stock of the political developments in the State and to arrive at a conclusion on which way the party should go — seek immediate elections to the legislative Assembly as contemplated by the party leadership, or to align with the Congress or even revive the association with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

In a way, the statement of the Congress and the Left parties that there was no threat to the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre (arising out of the nuclear deal) has had a cascading effect here. With elections to the Lok Sabha unlikely in the near future, the legislators here feel that the Assembly elections could also take a backseat for the present if a satisfactory political agreement could be reached between two parties. Both the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP have alleged that the Congress leaders were in the process of converting the Raj Bhavan into a party office.

Sources in the Janata Dal (Secular) told The Hindu that the first day of the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party meeting had been earmarked to hear the views of the legislators and the second day for giving out replies from the leadership to all the views aired at the meet. The former Prime Minister and president of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Deve Gowda would not be attending the JD(S)LP meeting, which would be presided over by the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and the State President of the Janata Dal (Secular) Merajuddin Patel.

The former Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, whose “friends” are stated to be in touch with the Janata Dal (Secular), told The Hindu that it was for the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP central leadership to revive the alliance, if possible.

“There has been a lot of mudslinging over the past fortnight. The ball is no longer in my court,” he said.

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