Cong not a party worthy of alliance: Kumaraswamy

Taking a swipe at Karnataka leader of opposition Siddaramaiah's recent remarks, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that Congress is not a party worthy of an alliance as it has scant respect for coalition dharma. This statement by HDK comes with the state going to by-polls in two seats on November 3 with Siddaramaiah clearing the air about the possibility of a Congress-JD(S) coalition. The HDK-ruled coalition government was dislodged from power within 13-months at the helm. The statement from HDK comes in the wake of Siddaramaiah openly opposing the idea of joining hands with the JD(S) again for the November 3 polls. Incidentally, both the seats are known to be Vokkaliga belts which is the core voter base of the JD(S). In fact in Sira, the by-poll is being held as a result of the death of sitting JD(S) MLA B Sathyanarayana.