Karnataka JD-BJP alliance runs into rough weather

“As things stand, there is no alliance with the JD in Karnataka,” Naidu asserted and expressed his unhappiness over Karnataka Chief Minister J H Patel’s reported remarks in a television interview where he described the Congress as `corrupt’ and the Bharatiya Janata Party as `cancerous’.

Earlier, Patel had announced that the Janata Dal was in principle willing to join the National Democratic Alliance in the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections subject to the approval of the party’s Political AffairsCommittee.

There was stiff opposition to the suggestion from former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and the State Bharatiya Janata Party unit.

“It was the feedback we got that an alliance of Lok Shakti, JD and BJP would be a winning combination in the September simultaneous polls in Karnataka but the way things are shaping up makes any understanding difficult unless the JD leaders speak in one voice,” Naidu, who is also in charge of Karnataka affairs, said.