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According to insiders in the grand old party, several prominent leaders in the Congress are extremely unhappy about the Congress-JD(S) pre-poll alliance for the General Elections. Sources
say that these leaders fear that this alliance would pave way for the JD(S) to "completely take over" their strongholds in Old Mysuru. In December last year, JD(S) supremo HD Deve
Gowda wrote to AICC President Rahul Gandhi stating that the JD(S) would be willing to align with the Congress for the Lok Sabha elections only if the JD(S) is allowed to contest in 12 key
constituencies. The former Prime Minister demanded that the tickets to the Mandya, Hassan, Mysuru-Kodagu, Bengaluru Rural, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru,
Chitradurga, Raichur and Bidar segments be handed over to JD(S).
