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New Delhi, May 20: A day after BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa resigned as the Chief Minister of Karnataka – a post he held for 55 hours – making way for the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine to take over, JD(S) leader Danish Ali on Sunday said that the alliance will be long and it will grow stronger in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Speaking to ANI, the JD(S) leader asserted,”The alliance of Congress & JD(S) will be really long. You’ll see the alliance grow stronger in the Lok Sabha elections too.”
The JD(S)’s comment came a day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah claimed that governments formed by “such unholy” alliances are unlikely to last long.
The alliance of Congress & JD(S) will be really long. You'll see the alliance grow stronger in the Lok Sabha elections too: Danish Ali, JD(S). #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/p6XMF7hnLx
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2018
In his first comments after BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa resigned as the chief minister of Karnataka on Saturday, Shah stated,”I cant comment on how long this government will be able to work. But governments formed by such unholy alliances are unlikely to work for long.”
Meanwhile, leaders from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) will be meeting Rahul Gandhi today to discuss the future of the alliance in the state assembly. The elected MLAs from both the parties are expected to attend the meeting. Karnataka CM-designate HD Kumaraswamy is also expected to meet Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on May 21 to extend his gratitude to them.
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