'Operation Kamal': Poach opposition MLAs, get them to resign and contest again
BJP – JD(S) alliance or Congress-JD(S) alliance? Karnataka Elections Karnataka’s political day of one of the biggest elections have takes turns in no time. BJP started its march towards the south, meanwhile Congress played its cards right and gave a major shock to the leading party with the BJP – JD(S) alliance. Here is what could happen – With the second and third-largest parties coming together, the Congress and JD(S) make it to 115 seats (EC data; out of the 222 seats which went to polls -- polling for two seats will be held later). This makes it the largest combine in the house. Together, they can stake claim to form the government, submit a list of signatures of all MLAs to the governor Vajubhai Vala, and on that basis, the governor could invite the JD(S) legislative party leader to form the government and prove his majority on the floor of the house. On the other hand, the BJP is clearly the single-largest party in the Karnataka assembly. In this scenario, it will be instructive to watch if the JD(S)-Congress coalition can stay together, or if a section of JD(S) splits and moves away to BJP. Tables may turn if the BJP decides to make a corresponding offer to the JD(S). This could be of a rotational chief ministership; it could entail plum portfolios at the centre besides a stake at the level of the state. -PTC News
