Yediyurappa, Deve Gowda discuss alliance expansion

Bengaluru, Oct 30 (UNI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday held detailed discussions on strengthening the BJP-JD(S) alliance and evolving a joint strategy to take on the Congress, days after the two parties swept all four seats in the recent Karnataka Legislative Council elections. The meeting, held at Deve Gowda's residence in Padmanabhanagar here, assumes significance as the BJP and JD(S) look to build on their electoral success and extend their partnership to forthcoming Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat elections. The NDA's clean sweep in the four Graduate and Teachers' constituencies…