Crisis in Karnataka as the deadline ends
New
Delhi,
Oct
2,
2007:
The
JD
(S)
today
rejected
the
BJP
deadline
to
H
D
Kumaraswamy,
to
step
down
as
the
Chief
Minister
of
Karnataka,
and
sought
to
distance
from
the
power-sharing
pact
reached
20
months
ago.
As
per
the
power-sharing
pact,
JD
(S)
is
supposed
to
transfer
power
to
BJP
on
October
3.
According
to
JD
(S)
supremo
H
D
Deve
Gowda,
the
party's
Political
Affairs
Committee
scheduled
to
meet
in
Delhi
on
October
5
will
take
a
final
decision
on
power
transfer.
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Story first published: Thursday, October 4, 2007, 16:34 [IST]