Photo: Hindustan TimesHyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Monday announced its decision to back the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS), led by former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, in the 12 May Karnataka assembly elections. The party president Asaduddin Owaisi said it has decided to support the JD(S) after “due consideration and consultations”. (HD) Kumaraswamy should become the chief minister and the party led by Deve Gowda should be ruling Karnataka,” Owaisi said. Kumaraswamy is son of former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, and is the president of Karnataka unit of JDS. “I hope people of Karnataka would once again repose faith in the JDS so that a qualitative change can be brought in Karnataka.

Source: Mint April 16, 2018 09:22 UTC