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Advani rules out post-poll alliance in Karnataka

BANGALORE: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani on Saturday ruled out the possibility of a post-poll alliance in the State by declaring that the party would sit in the Opposition if it failed to get a clear mandate in the Assembly elections to form the government on its own.

“I am optimistic of getting a clear and comfortable majority. But, unless we are able to muster a majority and form the government on our own, we would prefer to sit in the Opposition,” Mr. Advani said at a press conference here before winding up his two-day visit to the State.

He claimed that the people of the State were gradually moving towards the BJP.

He said the people of the State had an “obligation” to ensure that a hung Assembly did not emerge this time like it did in 2004.

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