In the midst of the poll battle for Karnataka, H D DEVE GOWDA, the state’s former chief minister and then the country’s prime minister, talks to Archis Mohan on the prospects for Janata Dal (S). Edited excerpts:
Your party is accused by the Congress of being the ‘B’ team of the Bhaaratiya Janata Party (BJP).
They are saying it out of frustration. The Congress is trying to create this impression to scare the Muslims and other minorities from voting for the JD (S). They have spread the propaganda in some places that voting for the JD(S) is (akin to) voting