Bengaluru, Nov. 4 -- union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday made a strong pitch for his party to contest the forthcoming Hiriyur Assembly byelection as the NDA candidate, signalling that the constituency could emerge as a point of negotiation between the BJP and JD(S) despite their alliance.
Making his preference clear after a meeting with JD(S) leaders from Hiriyur and Chitradurga, Kumaraswamy said the party's local leaders had strongly advocated fielding a JD(S) candidate and that he would take up the demand with the BJP's central leadership before a final decision.
"I am of the opinion that a JDS candidate should be fielded as the NDA candidate in the Hiriyur byelection. I will discuss this with BJP's central leade...