Summary:
Congress and JD(S) are in an alliance in the assembly and fighting the Lok Sabha elections together to defeat the BJP. Presently, the JD(S) is sharing power with the BJP in the Mysuru ZP, with the saffron party conceding the president’s post to the former. Mysuru: Having sealed a pact with the JD(S) to stake claim to the mayoral post in the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council, Congress is now bidding to attaining power in the zilla panchayat (ZP) in the district. Moreover, two of the JD(S) legislators from Mysuru have been given cabinet berths. But, Congress workers must abide by the decision taken by the leadership of the two parties,” said Dhruvanarayana.President of the Mysuru rural wing of the Congress BJ Vijaykumar said that a final decision on any possible arrangement between the Congress and JD(S) would be taken within two days..