A day after polling was held for 224 Assembly seats in Karnataka, MP Renukacharya, a sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Honnali constituency in Davanagere district said that an

alliance with the Janata Dal-(Secular) (JD(S)) cannot be ruled out in case of a hung assembly. "If such a situation emerges, an alliance might happen with the JD(S)," he told

reporters. The remarks of Renukacharya, who is close to former Chief Minister and veteran party leader B.S. Yediyurappa, assumes significance with some exit polls predicting a hung Assembly

in the state. Few other exit polls are giving the Congress party the edge in the state.