Karna by-polls: JDS' aim is to defeat disqualified MLAs, says

JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday indicated his party would take a call on its role, in case the ruling BJP in Karnataka loses majority after the results of December 5 by-elections to 15 assembly constituencies in the state.

He also said the "main target" of his party was to defeat the disqualified legislators, whose rebellion had led to the collapse of the Congress-JDS coalition government.

"In a democratic setup a government should have clear majority.

In December 5 bypolls, if BJP doesn't win the required number of seats and get limited to two or three seats, they will lose majority, they will have to resign and the government will have to go," Kumaraswamy told reporters in Mysuru.

Responding to a question about his party's role if BJP fails to win enough number of seats to retain its majority, he said, "What will happen then, we will see later, why should I say it now? How should I know about the developments that will happen later?..."
"Whether this government will have majority or lose it will depend on the bypoll results, let the results come out, we will discuss it later," he said adding "let's discuss it on December 9 (bypoll results date)."
Noting that his effort in the by-election was to gain public trust and more seats than Congress and BJP, the JDS leader said, "In these 15 constituencies the disqualified legislators should lose, that's our target."
"We will put up a fight against both national parties."