Janata Dal (Secular) formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday as Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.
According to the sources, BJP President JP Nadda and Goa CM Pramod Sawant also joined the them during their meet. Both the leaders, JD (S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda and his son Kumaraswamy met BJP President JP Nadda and Union Minister Amit Shah in the Parliament on Thursday.
Meanwhile, it has also been disclosed that both the parties were in talks from post few months that the JD(S) could ally with the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
While making official announcement for the same, BJP President JP Nadda tweeted, “I am happy that JD(S) has decided to be the part of National Democratic Alliance. We wholeheartedly welcome them in the NDA. This will further strengthen NDA and vision of Hon PM @narendramodi Ji for “New India, Strong India”.
Earlier, the JD(S) had aligned with the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, however, the parties were thrashed as the BJP swept 25 out of the 28 seats in Karnataka and even an independent candidate supported by the BJP won from the Mandya constituency.
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