Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet Janata Dal’s chief Deve Gowda to avoid Goa, Manipur like fiasco

Karnataka Election Results 2018: In one of the most high-profile and bitterly fought elections in recent times, 222 of the 224 seats went to polls on May 12.

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. Photo: AFP (File)

NEW DELHI: The senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today reached Bengaluru to meet the chief Janata Dal’s Deve Gowda and his son Kumaraswamy.

#ABResults Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in #Bengaluru, to meet Janata Dal (Secular) chief Deve Gowda. LIVE: https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk

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The Congress party this time is taking no chances in the wake of Karnataka election results to repeat the Goa and Manipur fiascos. Several exit polls have predicted a hung Assembly. It is said that the former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's JD(S) would play the role of the kingmaker. In one of the most high-profile and bitterly fought elections in recent times, 222 of the 224 seats went to polls on May 12.