Days after his coalition government collapsed, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday, 3 August, said he wants to "step back" from politics and termed his entry into the field accidental. Expressing unhappiness over the current state of politics, the JD(S) leader said it was not for good people as it was dominated by hatred and caste.
Speaking to people at Madya he said, “Be prepared for elections very soon, may happen on the 17 seats (constituencies of disqualified MLAs) or elections may even happen on all 224 constituencies. I am sure that this Karnataka government will not stay for long.”
“There will be no coalition. We don't need any coalition now. I don't need power, I need your love,” Kumaraswamy confidently added.
"Today’s politics is not for good people. Today’s politics is filled with infatuation towards caste, hate politics... The way certain feelings are instigated in people by a section, the way youth today are deflecting from their path...can I correct all these things? God will see," Kumaraswamy said.
Speaking to reporters at Hassan, he said: