Bengaluru, Feb 19: Even as JD(S) aggressively pushes for more seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, state Congress leaders on Monday urged the high command to complete the seat-sharing deal with its alliance partner soon to end confusion on the ground.
At the KPCC coordination committee, headed by former minister R Ramalinga Reddy, meeting here on Monday, many leaders reportedly expressed concern over confusion among workers of both parties. Both parties will face the polls as allies but they have set their eyes on certain seats.
“Since there are just two months left for the polls, we cannot afford this confusion. We’ve asked the state leadership to put pressure on bosses in Delhi to complete the process,” said a senior Congress leader. KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao said an early decision will help the party prepare better. “We’ll ask the high command to finalise candidates too,” he said.
Meanwhile, the KPCC election committee urged the high command not to give away any seats it currently holds to the JD(S). The committee decided to urge AICC president Rahul Gandhi not to disturb sitting MPs who braved the Modi wave in 2014.
Sharing of seats in Old Mysuru region has become a headache for both parties. While JD(S) has set its eyes on Tumakuru and Chikkaballapura, currently represented by the Congress, the latter is in no mood to part with them.
The Congress is reportedly ready to give Bengaluru North to the JD(S) if former PM HD Deve Gowda decides to contest from there.
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