Summary:
Further, the role of the former Chief Minister in the new arrangement will be closely watched. The bad blood between the JD(S) patriarch and the Congress Chief Minister was patently visible. The, which came so close to securing a majority in theelections, had to concede that it did not have a majority and BShad to resign as Chief Minister before introducing the confidence motion in the House. In 26 of the 37 seats the JD(S) won, the candidate who came second was from the Congress. Thus, having come together to keep the BJP out, the alliance needs to work on a constructive programme of action that both partners are willing to take ownership for..