In further cracks in the Third Front, JD(S), one of its constituents, today reached out to Congress-led UPA said it has an 'open mind' if UPA sought its support.
JD(S) Karnataka unit President H D Kumaraswamy, who had caused a flutter with his recent meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, said "so far, we have not decided on anything. UPA has not sought our support. If UPA seeks it, we have an open mind".
Kumaraswamy, who won Bangalore rural Lok Sabha seat with a huge margin of over one lakh votes, said that at this stage, going by the number UPA has, it looked like that it does not require the support of smaller parties.
Asked to reveal the nature of discussions he had with Gandhi, Kumaraswamy said "now it is all irrelevant under the circumstances".
"My first enemy is BJP. If UPA seeks my cooperation to scuttle the growth of BJP, I am willing to extend cooperation", Kumaraswamy told PTI.
He said JD(S), which won three of the 28 Lok Sabha seats, was happy with the verdict of the polls in Karnataka "though it is short of our expectation".
"I had expected my party to win at least six seats. But due to tacit understanding between Janata Parivar leaders who are in Congress with BJP, we could win only three", Kumaraswamy said.
He alleged BJP managed to win 19 seats by misusing the official machinery and flow of money.
