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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Will Kumaraswamy's JD(S) be kingmaker?

Janata Dal Secular or JD(S) in the midst makes the Karnataka Assembly Elections more interesting and challenging for the BJP and the Congress.

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Anurag Khare

Last Updated : Mar 26 2018 | 10:34 AM IST

The Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 are different from other upcoming assembly elections because here there is a three way fight and not just the two national parties taking on each other. Janata Dal Secular or JD(S) in the midst makes the Karnataka Assembly Elections more interesting and challenging for the BJP and the Congress. The JD(S) is a regional force which was formed in July 1999 and is led by former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. His son H. D. Kumaraswamy is the Karnataka State President and has been a former Chief Minister of Karnataka. He

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