Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 13: With exit poll predictions showing possibility of hung assembly and Janata Dal (Secular) playing kingmaker, former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H D Deve Gowda said reality will be known on May 15, the poll result day.
"I am not prepared to accept or reject anything," he told media on Sunday.
Deve Gowda after casting his vote at Holenarasipura town of Hassan district on Saturday had said that Janata Dal (Secular) has performed well and will form government in Karnataka Assembly election 2018.
While political analysts have predicted JD(S) will be the kingmaker in the upcoming polls, it is still not certain if JD(S) will form an alliance with the BJP or Congress.
Both BJP and Congress have blamed JD(S) for supporting the other. Congress called JD(S) as BJP’s ‘B’ team while Prime Minister Narendra Modi who refuted the allegations stated that JD(S) is secretly aligned with Congress.
Meanwhile, Deve Gowda said he is not interested in an alliance with either BJP or Congress. JD(S) has joined hands with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by Mayawati. The two parties have claimed that they will form the nucleus of a non-Congress-non-BJP front.
JD(S) enjoys the traditional support of Vokkaligas in Karnataka. Kumaraswamy, who is also JD(S) chief ministerial candidate is contesting from two constituencies - Ramanagara and Channapatna.