Two years later, Congress and JDS are still blaming each other for the collapse of the Karnataka coalition government.

Top leaders from both parties have not moved on even two years after the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka dissolved. HD Kumaraswamy of the JDS and Siddaramaiah of the Congress blamed each other for their coalition government's collapse on Wednesday. 

"All Siddaramaiah requires is power." Didn't he go to Congress when he couldn't acquire that authority in this party? He sacrificed the political futures of 23 of his ministers only to sit in the opposition. Everyone knows who is to blame for Yediyurappa's appointment as Chief Minister. Isn't he ashamed of labeling the JDS the BJP's B team?" exclaimed former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, blaming Siddaramaiah for the coalition's demise.

The blame game did not end in July 2019, when the Kumaraswamy-led coalition government collapsed after 17 Congress-JDS MPs defected to the BJP. Kumaraswamy's claims were met with a reaction from Siddaramaiah, who said that Kumaraswamy had violated the Indian Constitution by demeaning the position of opposition leader.

"Does a former Chief Minister have this much regard for a constitutional position?" When Deveraj Urs was the CM, his father, H D Devegowda, was the leader of the opposition. Three JD MLAs were among the 17 MLAs who defected to the BJP during the coalition government (S). Did I also send them? He further criticized Yediyurappa for 'Operation Kamala' and claimed that the BJP enticed MLAs with money and positions when he spoke during the vote of the no-confidence motion. Then why didn't he take my name? I would have only responded in the Assembly. For political reasons, I have never compromised on my philosophy or values. Kumaraswamy was the one who abandoned the Dharam Singh government in 2005 and joined forces with the BJP to become the Chief Minister. "Was that done for power or to practice asceticism?" asked another former Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah.

"Kumaraswamy was in America at a time when the coalition government was poised to lose its majority. What was the point of it? I asked him to return as soon as possible, but he stayed for nine days. Is it possible for CM to rule a government from the West End? Is he capable of running the government without meeting with MLAs, Ministers, and Officers? The fall of the government was due to this. I'm sick of saying the same thing over and over. "I will not respond to similar charges in the future," he continued.

The war of words, however, did not finish there. After the Congress-JDS coalition fell, two chief ministers were sworn in, but the two leaders couldn't agree on the "cause for the failure." "..

Kumaraswamy stated that he will stop talking about Siddaramaiah and his party only when Siddaramaiah stops talking about him.

"I will not stop if you do not stop." Siddaramaiah is to blame for the coalition government's demise. He enlisted the help of his MLAs to join the BJP. He intended to topple the coalition administration before it even got off the ground. On the one hand, he criticizes the JDS, while on the other, he drowns his own party. Siddaramaiah is not a reliable person "Kumaraswamy stated.

This is the most recent remark in what appears to be a continuing and possibly never-ending search for the "person responsible" for the collapse of the Karnataka coalition government.