The congress claims they are in touch with more than 50 leaders, including MLAs who wish to join their party, while Janata Dal (S) (JDS) leader H D Kumaraswamy has claimed that nearly 45 congress leaders have expressed their will to join the bharatiya janata party (BJP).
Deputy cm and senior Congressman D K Shivakumar announced that more than 50 leaders from the bjp and JDS are waiting in the wings to join the party. He also claimed that there is no truth in the rumours of factionalism in karnataka Congress. “I have an appointment card with me which says that the next round of admissions to our party will happen on november 15," declared Shivakumar, a comment that is being seen as a contest to former cm Kumaraswamy’s comment.
“This is nothing, but sabre-rattling by both the ruling and opposition parties. It is competitive infighting between all three parties to keep the political rhetoric going just before the lok sabha polls," said political analyst sandeep Shastri. “Given that the congress government has a stable majority, the opposition wishes to focus on the instability within the Congress. The bjp and Janata Dal (S) keep referring to the fact that there are a number of MLAs who are talking to them to jump ship," Shastri said, explaining that the bjp and JDS do not have their house in order.
However, a senior leader, on the condition of anonymity, said, “The BJP’s house is not in order, and there is absolutely no sense of direction or enthusiasm to work. Many the top leaders are still simmering after the electoral loss in the recent karnataka assembly polls. Several appointments to the high command on key decisions are yet to fructify, and there is plain chaos. We need to work and deliver to the people, who are now looking at us with contempt," said the leader.
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