Congress prefers wait-and-watch policy

8220;The party state unit will try within reasonable limits to save the government,8221; Antony said, adding 8220;The CM and the state Congress president are in constant touch with me and we hope the JDS will see reason.8221;

Antony said the only reason why the Congress and the JDS came together was to keep the BJP out of power. 8220;We did not expect this crisis at all since we never thought they could consider allying with the BJP,8221; he said.

It8217;s a betrayal: CPM

NEW DELHI: CPIM has described H D Kumaraswamy and JDS MLAs supporting him as prime movers who have pulled down an anti-communalism plank to join hands with the BJP. In a Politburo statement, CPIM said their efforts to form a government was a betrayal of the party8217;s commitment to uphold a secular government. 8220;The alliance was formed to keep communal forces out, now they are joining hands with those very forces,8221; party MP Sitaram Yechury said.