The former CM of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, predicted that the JD(S) would not win more than 20 seats in the forthcoming elections. Siddaramaiah said that the regional party was not the dominant force it had once been, and its strength had been waning. However, former CM and senior JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy was touring the state claiming that his party would win 120 seats. The party would not cross the 20seat mark, according to Siddaramaiah.
