I am not an aspirant for the post of JDS state president. Senior leaders of our party, C.M. Ibrahim is handling that position. mla and former minister G. T. Deve Gowda, chairman of JDS core committee, made it clear that we will move forward under his guidance. Speaking to reporters, he said, "I am now the chairman of the JDS core committee. The post of Core Committee President is more powerful than the post of State President. There are 21 members in the core committee. We will meet on september 1 and prepare the next drafts. In september we will tour the four revenue divisions of the state and hold meetings. He said that we will start a struggle against the state government that is diverting Cauvery river water to tamil Nadu.
Contest in lok sabha on its own strength: JDS will contest on its own strength in the upcoming lok sabha elections. JDS will not form alliance with bjp in lok sabha elections. I don't know whether I will win one seat, 5 seats or 10 seats. However, he said, JDS will contest without aligning with any party. JDS will contest in all 28 constituencies of the state. We don't need compatibility. We will compete according to our strengths. Sa.Ra Mahesh, C.S. Anyone can contest including Puttaraju. If the party suggests I am also ready to contest, he said.
Who will not leave JDS: None of the MLAs and leaders of JDS will leave the party. congress party has won 135 seats and has come to power. The congress lake is overflowing now and is full. He warned that if anyone else was included, the lake would break. Many congress MLAs have already expressed their displeasure. mla Basavaraja Rayareddy himself has accused the state government of corruption. There is disagreement among congress leaders. Former minister Puttaraju is also a member of the JDS core committee. He also participated in the meeting. Puttraaju will not join the congress party for any reason. He said that he will strengthen JDS by staying with us. I am an ordinary party worker. I am not fighting against anyone. Siddaramaiah vs. G.T. There is no such thing as Devegowda. However, Modi vs. Siddaramaiah is the same, he said.