JDS will field candidate on all 15 seats going for bypolls: Kuma

Hubli: Former chief minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that his party will field candidates on all 15 seats going for bypolls.
He also hit out at the BJP government in the state saying that people are not happy with the relief work being carried out in flood-affected districts.
“We are going to field candidates on all 15 seats going to bye-election. My top priority is to help the people out on the street because of this flood situation. The flood situation is worst in 13 districts. I will support that party which will work for these people. Till now people are not happy with carried out by the state government,” he told ANI.
Kumaraswamy ran a coalition government with the support of  Congress  but he had to step down as the Chief Minister following a series of resignations in July this year.
Earlier,  Congress  leader Siddaramaiah had said that if  Congress  wins 15 seats in by-polls Chief Minister BS Yedyurappa has to give resignation and the  Congress  will go for a fresh election without forging an alliance with the JD-S again.
By-elections to the 15 assembly seats in  Karnataka  are scheduled to be held on December 5. Earlier, the by-elections in  Karnataka  were scheduled to be held on October 21 in 15 constituencies that were vacated by rebel MLAs of  Congress  and JD(S).