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Shifting sands: Who will support whom in the Karnataka Assembly polls

The CPI (M) has remained non-commital in publicly issuing support for either the Congress or JD(S), but its cadres on the ground are likely to support the Congress

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Who’ll support whom

In recent weeks, Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda has reached out to former Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav and Communist Party of India (Marxist) chief Sitaram Yechury to seek their support in the coming Karnataka Assembly elections. Yadav and Deve Gowda were together in the Janata Dal (United). However, Yadav, who was in Karnataka recently, has announced his support to the Congress, even when that party has accommodated only one of the seven he had recommended for a party ticket. Yadav says he supports the Congress because that party is best suited to defeat the