same time be is reluctant to topple the Janata Dal government, lest it become counterproductive to his incipient party. That is the reason why the BJP-Lok Shakti combine has fielded 13 lingayats. Although Hegde is providing a platform for the political coalition, however, the issues underneath are altogether different ones.
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