By T.J.S. George When will Sri H.D. Deve Gowda realise that people are fed up with his politics? His own followers are fed up. Many have quit and joined the BJP, including the President of the JD(S) Karnataka unit, A.H. Vishwanath. In last week’s by-elections, 15 seats were at stake. The BJP got 12 and…
Congress, JD(S) can’t go together: H.D. Deve Gowda
November 27, 2019Mysuru: Dismissing widespread speculations that Congress and JD(S) have reached a tacit understanding to ensure the defeat of disqualified legislators who are contesting the Dec.5 bypolls on BJP tickets, JD(S) Supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda (HDD) maintained that the Congress and JD(S) cannot go together. Speaking to presspersons at Government Guest House…
‘Follies of father-sons trio of JD(S) triggered Coalition Collapse’
August 24, 2019Bengaluru: A month after the JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government, headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) collapsed, CLP Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has blamed JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda (HDD) and his son HDK for the collapse of the Coalition State Government. Addressing a press meet at his ‘Cauvery’ residence in Bengaluru yesterday,…
JD(S) Supremo hits back at Siddu
August 24, 2019Bengaluru: Hours after Siddharamaiah held a press meet in which he hit out at the former PM H.D. Deve Gowda and his sons, the JD(S) Supremo hit back at the CLP Leader saying that Siddharamaiah and the Congress were to be blamed for H.D. Kumaraswamy’s public weeping. Addressing a press meet at the JD(S) Headquarters…
Both HDD and Siddharamaiah are backstabbers: Prasad
August 24, 2019Mysuru: Even as JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and former CM and CLP Leader Siddharamaiah are engaged in a war of words, blaming each other for the collapse of the Coalition Government, BJP MP from Chamarajanagar V. Sreenivasa Prasad has lashed out at the two leaders terming both of them as backstabbers. Speaking to press…
Nikhil likely JD(S) candidate for KR Pet by-poll
August 3, 2019Prajwal interested in contesting Hunsur by-poll HDD to contest LS Polls if Prajwal quits as MP Mysuru: State JD(S) Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is likely to be fielded as the JD(S) candidate for the KR Pet by-poll, after sitting JD(S) MLA K.C. Narayanagowda was disqualified by the…
Those trusted by me have backstabbed me: H.D. Deve Gowda
July 29, 2019Bengaluru: Maintaining that those trusted by him had backstabbed him, JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda (HDD) has regretted that he ignored the loyal party workers while choosing candidates for the elections. Addressing party workers at the party’s State Headquarters J.P. Bhavan here on Sunday, Deve Gowda, who broke into tears even as…
Women of Gowda family humiliated me, says K.R. Pet rebel MLA
July 8, 2019Bengaluru: K.R. Pet rebel JD(S) MLA K.C. Narayanagowda yesterday held women members of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s family responsible for his decision to resign from his Assembly membership. Stirring a hornet’s nest, Narayanagowda told media that he was forced to resign because Deve Gowda’s family constantly interfered in the administration. “I was repeatedly…
Family politics, bane of JD(S)
July 8, 2019Bengaluru: JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has obviously not learnt any lessons from the severe drubbing he and his party received in the recent Lok Sabha polls, where the voters outright rejected the family brand of politics patented by him. Though regional parties in other States are no less dynastic, many of them have built…
Last-ditch efforts on to save Government
July 7, 2019Congress leaders meet JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to land in Bengaluru tonight. Congress High Command seeks explanation from Siddharamaiah. Coalition might seek resignations of 10 Ministers to accommodate rebels. Bengaluru: With the sword of uncertainty or call it Damocles’ Sword hanging over the 14-month old H.D. Kumaraswamy Government following the…
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