<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Pictures of JD(S) Kerala leaders, including that of a minister in the Kerala left-front government, in a poster of a BJP candidate in Bengaluru has further fueled CPI(M)-BJP nexus allegations in Kerala.</p><p>JD(S) Kerala leaders alleged that it was a fake poster and they will take legal action against it.</p><p>A poster for BJP candidate C N Manjunath, who is contesting as BJP candidate at Bengaluru Rural seat, has pictures of Kerala JD(S) state president Mathew T Thomas and party senior leader and power minister K Krishnankutty.</p>.It's Dr C N Manjunath vs Dr C N Manjunath in Bangalore Rural .<p>Congress camps in Kerala are using the picture as a 'proof' for the CPI(M)-BJP nexus, which they have been alleging.</p><p>The JD(S) leader however maintained that it was a fake poster. Krishnankutty and Thomas said that the Kerala JD(S) unit had categorically rejected the decision of party supremo former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda to join hands with the BJP. </p><p>The Kerala unit is now remaining as an independent unit with no links to the Karnataka unit. Hence the poster is a fake one and a complaint would be sent to the state police chief seeking probe, he said.</p><p>Even since Gowda announced the decision to work with BJP, Congress in Kerala has been embarrassing the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front as JD(S) is part of the left-front in Kerala and also got one minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet. </p><p>Though the JD(S) Kerala leaders explored the option of forming a new party, it could lead to disqualification. Hence they are maintaining a stand that the party state unit will be remaining as an independent unit from the unit headed by Deve Gowda.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Pictures of JD(S) Kerala leaders, including that of a minister in the Kerala left-front government, in a poster of a BJP candidate in Bengaluru has further fueled CPI(M)-BJP nexus allegations in Kerala.</p><p>JD(S) Kerala leaders alleged that it was a fake poster and they will take legal action against it.</p><p>A poster for BJP candidate C N Manjunath, who is contesting as BJP candidate at Bengaluru Rural seat, has pictures of Kerala JD(S) state president Mathew T Thomas and party senior leader and power minister K Krishnankutty.</p>.It's Dr C N Manjunath vs Dr C N Manjunath in Bangalore Rural .<p>Congress camps in Kerala are using the picture as a 'proof' for the CPI(M)-BJP nexus, which they have been alleging.</p><p>The JD(S) leader however maintained that it was a fake poster. Krishnankutty and Thomas said that the Kerala JD(S) unit had categorically rejected the decision of party supremo former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda to join hands with the BJP. </p><p>The Kerala unit is now remaining as an independent unit with no links to the Karnataka unit. Hence the poster is a fake one and a complaint would be sent to the state police chief seeking probe, he said.</p><p>Even since Gowda announced the decision to work with BJP, Congress in Kerala has been embarrassing the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front as JD(S) is part of the left-front in Kerala and also got one minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet. </p><p>Though the JD(S) Kerala leaders explored the option of forming a new party, it could lead to disqualification. Hence they are maintaining a stand that the party state unit will be remaining as an independent unit from the unit headed by Deve Gowda.</p>