BJP, JD(S) leaders helped win Channapatna bypoll: D K Shivakumar

The Congress enactment swept each the 3 assembly constituencies successful Karnataka, namely Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon, which went for bypolls.

Nikhil is the lad of Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy and grandson of erstwhile Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. In September past year, JD(S) joined the NDA led by BJP.

“Many radical from crossed the parties person helped america successful this predetermination (Channapatna). Congress had lone 16,000 votes successful the erstwhile assembly election. It accrued successful the Lok Sabha election,” Shivakumar told reporters here.

According to him, galore radical from the JD(S) and the BJP supported the Congress. “If the BJP and the JD(S) leaders had not supported america straight oregon indirectly, we wouldn’t person got truthful galore votes. I congratulate them,” Shivakumar, who is besides the Congress authorities president, said.

He quipped that the JD(S), which had 19 seats successful the Karnataka Assembly, has present been reduced to 18.

Hailing the electorate, the Deputy CM said this was the people’s verdict successful favour of C P Yogeeshwara to make Channapatna constituency.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition successful the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka flayed D K Shivakumar for creating the rift betwixt BJP and the JD(S).

“Shivakumar should not effort to transportation america (BJP and the JD-S) against each other,” the erstwhile Deputy CM told reporters successful Srirangapatna successful Mandya district.

He sought to cognize who was liable for Shivakumar’s member and three-time MP D K Suresh’s decision successful this year’s Lok Sabha predetermination from Bengaluru Rural constituency.

“Who is liable for D K Suresh’s defeat? Wasn’t it Congress? Wasn’t it Siddaramaiah? Will helium (Shivakumar) judge it? If helium accepts, past I volition talk connected it,” Ashoka said.

He alleged that Shivakumar got C P Yogeeshwara from the BJP arsenic determination was nary campaigner successful Congress.

“The Congress could not get a campaigner for Channapatna and poached 1 from the BJP. Don’t you person a Congress idiosyncratic successful Channapatna?” helium questioned.

Ahead of the Channapatna assembly bypoll, Yogeeshwara discontinue the BJP and joined the Congress.