Janata Dal (Secular) will abstain from voting in Friday’s vice-presidential election and will maintain an equi-distance from both the Congress and BJP. “The national executive of the Janata Dal (Secular) has committed itself time and again to maintaining an equi-distance from both the Congress and BJP at the national level,” JD(S) President and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said while announcing the party’s decision. He said the party would also not support the third front candidate.
