<p>Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Monday said seat-sharing talks between his party and the BJP were in the final stages and the entire process will probably be completed within a week.</p><p>Speaking to reporters at the party office, he said his son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had already held talks with BJP leaders about seat sharing.</p><p>"Seat-sharing talks between JD(S) and the BJP are in the final stages. The seat allotment will be decided in a week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and Kumaraswamy will discuss which constituencies will be allotted for the JD(S) party," Gowda said.</p>.No issues over alliance and seat-sharing between JD(S) & BJP for Lok Sabha polls, says Kumaraswamy.<p>On the question of Kumaraswamy contesting the Lok Sabha elections, he said it will be decided at the meeting with BJP leaders.</p><p>The former Prime Minister said the party will give its opinion when the BJP will seek for some constituencies.</p><p>"We follow 'Maitri Dharma.' We will work together with the BJP to win all the constituencies," Gowda said.</p><p>Regarding his involvement in the elections, the JD(S) supremo said a decision will be taken after the notification (of the polls).</p><p>"Modi is very fast. He is touring several states in 10 days but I will go wherever I am called," the 90-year-old leader said.</p><p>On the contentious Mandya Lok Sabha seat from where independent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh is aspiring for a ticket from the BJP, the former Prime Minister said Mandya is being discussed unnecessarily in the media.</p>.Sure of getting BJP ticket: Sumalatha.<p>"The party is strong in Mandya. Party organisation is good. A meeting will be held in Mandya as soon as possible," Gowda said.</p><p>The JD(S) considers Mandya its citadel as it has always helped it get a good number of seats.</p><p>In September, 2023, the Janata Dal (Secular) became part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance after a meeting between Kumaraswamy, his son Nikhil, Nadda and Amit Shah.</p><p>Gowda's party had won only one seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as the Modi wave swept through the state as the BJP claimed 25 out of the 28 seats.</p><p>The 2023 Assembly elections dealt another blow to the JD(S) as its tally dropped to 19 seats from 37 in 2018 Assembly polls.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Monday said seat-sharing talks between his party and the BJP were in the final stages and the entire process will probably be completed within a week.</p><p>Speaking to reporters at the party office, he said his son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had already held talks with BJP leaders about seat sharing.</p><p>"Seat-sharing talks between JD(S) and the BJP are in the final stages. The seat allotment will be decided in a week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and Kumaraswamy will discuss which constituencies will be allotted for the JD(S) party," Gowda said.</p>.No issues over alliance and seat-sharing between JD(S) & BJP for Lok Sabha polls, says Kumaraswamy.<p>On the question of Kumaraswamy contesting the Lok Sabha elections, he said it will be decided at the meeting with BJP leaders.</p><p>The former Prime Minister said the party will give its opinion when the BJP will seek for some constituencies.</p><p>"We follow 'Maitri Dharma.' We will work together with the BJP to win all the constituencies," Gowda said.</p><p>Regarding his involvement in the elections, the JD(S) supremo said a decision will be taken after the notification (of the polls).</p><p>"Modi is very fast. He is touring several states in 10 days but I will go wherever I am called," the 90-year-old leader said.</p><p>On the contentious Mandya Lok Sabha seat from where independent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh is aspiring for a ticket from the BJP, the former Prime Minister said Mandya is being discussed unnecessarily in the media.</p>.Sure of getting BJP ticket: Sumalatha.<p>"The party is strong in Mandya. Party organisation is good. A meeting will be held in Mandya as soon as possible," Gowda said.</p><p>The JD(S) considers Mandya its citadel as it has always helped it get a good number of seats.</p><p>In September, 2023, the Janata Dal (Secular) became part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance after a meeting between Kumaraswamy, his son Nikhil, Nadda and Amit Shah.</p><p>Gowda's party had won only one seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as the Modi wave swept through the state as the BJP claimed 25 out of the 28 seats.</p><p>The 2023 Assembly elections dealt another blow to the JD(S) as its tally dropped to 19 seats from 37 in 2018 Assembly polls.</p>