BSP joined hands with JD(S) for the welfare of Dalits; let’s keep Cong, BJP out of power: Mayawati

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April 26, 2018

Mysuru, Apr 26: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has called upon the people of Karnataka to reject both Congress and the BJP.

Addressing the Kumara Parva convention, attended by both JD(S) and BSP candidates at the Maharaja’s College Grounds here, she said that both the national parties have neglected the poor, the Dalits and the backward classes.

“The Congress, which had a strong hold over the governments in the country for several decades, did not allow the downtrodden to prosper, for its political gains. The BJP, which has now come to power at Centre with an absolute majority is also treading the Congress path. The poor and the middle class are suffering due to the wrong policies of the government. Farmers are in dire crisis. So, both the parties should be rejected, for a better future of the nation,” she said.

“In view of promoting the welfare of the Dalits and backward classes, the BSP has formed a coalition with the JD(S) in Karnataka. When the BSP was in power in Uttar Pradesh, it strived for the development of all communities. If the JD(S)-BSP combine is voted to power, Kumaraswamy will give a pro-people administration in Karnataka,” she said.

Commenting on the poll surveys, which peg the JD(S) seats at 25-40, she appealed to the people not to believe such surveys. “Powerful political parties sponsor such surveys and use them to mislead the people and to manipulate the election results,” she said.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

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December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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