Harohalli, June 7 -- Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Sunday suggested to Janata Dal (Secular) workers to "think about" how he has "opened doors for them", saying how the 2018 post-poll Congress-JDS alliance had senior party leaders elected.

"I am not just a leader for my own party workers; I would tell the Janata Dal workers that DK Shivakumar has opened the doors for you as well. Think about how to make use of this," Shivakumar said while addressing a public meeting at his home constituency of Kanakpura.

Shivakumar claimed in his speech that the Congress helped JD(S) leader Anitha Kumaraswamy win her Ramanagara seat in 2018.

"We helped JD(S)'s Anitha Kumaraswamy; we had previously helped Kumaraswamy win,...