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This time, I will go with the party that agrees to fulfill my conditions, Kumaraswamy said.. Janata Dal (Secular) supremo and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy hinted at a post-poll alliance after several exit polls predicted a hung assembly in the state..
Mentioning that he is confident of winning at least 50 seats, the leader said that his party would strike a coalition with the political party that agrees to fulfill his conditions...
Kumaraswamy demanded that as the chief minister, he should have a free hand to run the government.The leader further wants JD(S) lawmakers to get major portfolios like public works, and water resources.The leader also wants his coalition partner to allow him to implement promises made in the JD(S) manifesto.Kumaraswamy also rejected the idea of the coalition coordination committee, a mechanism that was set up in 2018 when he joined hands with the Congress party..
The coalition coordination committee oversees the functioning of the coalition government.He also wanted no ideology-related decision to be made without discussion.Kumaraswamy also hoped that the party's coalition partner would not intervene in matters of Mandya-Hassan territories, which belong to the JD(S)...
