3 Seats For HD Deve Gowda's Party As BJP Seals Karnataka Seat Deal

With the clock ticking for Lok Sabha election, the BJP has sealed the seat-sharing deal with the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka. The HD Deve Gowda-led party, it is learnt, has managed to secure three seats as part of the seat-sharing arrangement. The JDS will be contesting Karnataka's Mandya, Hassan and Kolar seats, sources have said. Also, in Bangalore Rural, Mr Deve Gowda's son-in-law CN Manjunath will contest on the BJP's lotus symbol.