Congress offers support to JD(S) to form government in Karnataka

NEW DELHI: In a bid to keep the BJP from coming to power in Karnataka, the Congress on Tuesday offered support to the JD(S) for government formation in the southern state.

With no party getting a clear majority in the 224-member assembly after several rounds of counting of votes, the Congress preemptively made the move to ally with the HD Deve Gowda-led JD(S) and deny BJP the chance to form the next government in Karnataka.

"We accept the mandate of the people. We bow our heads to the verdict. We don’t have numbers to form government. The Congress has offered to support JD(S) to form government," Karnataka Congress leader G Parameshwara told reporters after a meeting with central Congress leaders.

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