Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Deve Gowda on Thursday said that several non-BJP parties, who had put up a show of unity at the swearing-in ceremony of H D Kumaraswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister, may not contest together in all states in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Almost all major regional parties, including Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Aam Aadmi Party had attended the function.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Deve Gowda on Thursday said that several non-BJP parties, who had put up a show of unity at the swearing-in ceremony of H D Kumaraswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister, may not contest together in all states in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Almost all major regional parties, including Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Aam Aadmi Party had attended the function.