Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Jun 5: In a show of coalition camaraderie in the upcoming Jayanagar assembly constituency polls, the JD(S) withdrew its official candidate Kalegowda and offered support to Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy in the constituency.

Due to the sudden demise of BJP's official candidate and sitting MLA B N Vijaykumar, owing to heart attack on May 4, the polls in the constituency were shifted to June 11.

Sowmya Reddy is the daughter of Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy, who supposedly requested JD(S) party supremo H D Deve Gowda to withdraw the JD(S) candidate and instead support his daughter in the constituency.

Deve Gowda adhered to the senior minister’s request and thought it is better for both parties to support one candidate, hence avoiding the splitting of votes.

Meanwhile, the BJP has fielded Vijaykumar's brother B N Prahlad from the constituency.

With the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka, both parties are making sure that their internal differences do not become an opportunity for BJP to come into power at any cost.