According to sources Janata Dal Secular - JD(S) supreme Deve Gowda yesterday sent out a warning shot to their coalition partner Congress to treat regional parties well, before striking an alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He said "Congress is the big brother of secular parties. They should treat us all well before striking alliances with any party. Our seat sharing talks are still underway," addressing his party workers late last night.
Meanwhile when stating that running the government with an alliance has its own set of challenges, he said that Kumaraswamy is taking a lot of pain as the Chief Minister. "He will tolerate this pain and move forward despite such challenges," he said, clarifying that the party will demand a 2:1 seat sharing formula from Congress in the Lok Sabha elections.
Moreover miffed with Congress for unilaterally appointing chairpersons to various Boards in the state, he said the Congress cannot take them for granted just because they are JD(S)' coalition, partner. Reportedly the Confederation of all regional parties against the BJP should realize their common goals and not make their differences public to realize their dream of coming to power if they are serious about it.
