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Letter to BS: Why did Karnataka Governor not invite JD(S) to form govt?

If the governor - who started his political career at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was also a member of the BJP - allows the BJP to go ahead, it would be akin to murder of democracy

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With eight members short of the mandatory halfway mark, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assured the Karnataka governor (pictured) it would prove its majority on the floor of the Assembly and requested him to allow them to form a government, when the coalition formed by the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) already had the requisite has numbers.

This is a blatant admission that they would fill the gap by horse trading. If the governor — who started his political career at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was also a member of the BJP — allows the BJP to go ahead,

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