Gowda's 5 conditions irked BJP in Karnataka

1) The JD(S) is trying to gain mileage from the Mangalore riots. The riots which were sparked off over a trivial dispute recently turned ugly. The JD(S) wanted those from the BJP who are involved in the riots be brought to book.

2) The JD(S) asked the BJP to lay its hands off the Datta Peeta issue. The Datta Peeta, which is in Chickmagalur, around 200-odd km from Bangalore, is a sentimental issue for the BJP.

3) The JD(S) also seeks a unanimous decision by both parties on the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor issue. The JD(S) says that the implementer of the project Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise and its managing director Ashok Khenny should be ousted from the project. While Gowda's hatred for Khenny is widely known, the BJP, however, is soft on Khenny.

4) The JD(S) does not want the BJP to field its candidates for elections in at least 15 constituencies in Karnataka. The JD(S) says these constituencies were bagged by them in the recently concluded local body polls and hence claimed them.

5) The JD(S) wants action against Janardhan Reddy and Sriramulu, the two BJP MLAs from Bellary. The JD(S) wants the two leaders be kept away from the administrative affairs of the state.