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Left: early polls only way out

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NEW DELHI: The CPI(M) on Tuesday sought early announcement of elections in Karnataka, saying no attempt to cobble up a government should be allowed.

“The events in Karnataka point to the utterly opportunist role of the BJP which has shown that it is certainly a ‘party with a difference’ in its greed for power,” the Polit Bureau said in a statement here.

The BJP threw “democratic norms to the winds, creating a drama of dharna before the Governor and parading its MLAs before the President, thereby going back on its own earlier demand for dissolution of the Assembly and early elections.

“In any case, the outcome of the sordid developments is that Karnataka has been saved from the danger of a communal party heading a government.”

The CPI(M) said, “The opportunist role of the JD(S) has certainly eroded its credibility. No quarter should be given to any attempt to cobble together a government. The only solution is to dissolve the House and announce early elections.”

The CPI also demanded fresh elections. “There is no other way out. Fresh elections should be held in Karnataka, that is the only solution to the political crisis,” said national secretary D. Raja.

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