Karnataka MLC polls: Fielding a candidate in Council polls helped test the loyalty of party MLAs: H.D. Kumaraswamy
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy stated that fielding a candidate in the Karnataka Legislative Council polls was a strategic move to test the loyalty of JD(S) MLAs. He acknowledged cross-voting by some members and emphasized that the party is now focusing on the 2028 Assembly elections.
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Provides insight into internal party discipline and political maneuvering within the Karnataka state government.
Making it clear that he was neither shocked nor surprised by the cross-voting by JD(S) MLAs in the recent elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council , Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said the loyalty of party MLAs had been tested by fielding a candidate.
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