Seat sharing to be based on assembly election vote share

The seat-sharing formula between BJP and JD(S) for the upcoming elections in Karnataka is likely to be based on the number of votes each party received in the previous assembly elections. The parties want to avoid the mistakes of the Congress-JD(S) alliance, which randomly shared seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and only won one seat each. However, this formula may face challenges as BJP currently holds three seats that JD(S) would be interested in. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has criticized the BJP-JD(S) alliance as an “unholy alliance.