All was not well between the Congress and the JD(S)which have been engaged in a turf war, ever since the second round of Cabinet expansion.
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The Congress is likely to use data to deny the JD(S) 12 seats the regional party has demanded to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.The JD(S), according to sources, is eyeing Lok Sabha seats like Chitradurga, Tumkur, Bangalore North, Chikkaballapur, Raichur and Kolar.
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Former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday said his party should be allotted 12 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state and the Congress should not impose any condition for forging a pre-poll alliance.
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Coalition Co-ordination Committee chairman Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the seat sharing between the Congress and the JD(S) for Lok Sabha elections would be finalised by this month-end.
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Have to strengthen the party by February end. We have to work very hard. Will have to give more impetus to party organisation: H D Deve Gowda