Bangalore: With the Congress and JD-S (Janata Dal-Secular), the two prospective political parties yet to come to a meeting point to strike a consensus on formation of a coalition Government in Karnataka reeling under a fractured verdict, uncertainty continued to rule the political scene.

Entire political activity has now shifted from Bangalore to New Delhi with leaders of Congress and JD-S camping in the national capital in the hope to reach an agreement on the issue of installing a Government at an early date.

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Former Prime Minister and JD-S supremo H D Devegowda, who left Bangalore for New Delhi yesterday (May 20, 2004), has been making moves to open parleys with Congress, sources in JD-S told reporters.

Gowda has been joined by the party's Chief Ministerial candidate, Siddaramaiah, senior leaders M P Prakash, P G R Sindhia and others to assist him in the talks.

The JD-S leaders were hoping that since the Congress has crossed the first stage of naming its senior leader Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister, after its party president Sonia Gandhi, declined to accept the post, it would turn its attention to Karnataka affairs.

JD-S sources said till evening no talks have been possible with Congress, which was busy otherwise in the Union Cabinet formation and host of other issues.

The source hinted that the Congress might invite their leaders for negotiations late in the evening.