Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Regional Party Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) that is sharing power with the Congress in the State today made some major changes in its organisational set up even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is away in the US on a private visit. JD-S supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda this morning appointed Dalit leader…
JD(S) to launch padayatra from Nanjangud on Aug.20
June 29, 2019Bengaluru: Even as JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda has spoken about the possibility of a mid-term poll, JD(S) will launch a padayatra from the temple town of Nanjangud on Aug.20. With Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy taking to Grama Vaastavya (village stay) to regain the popularity which he had earned during his first…
Is Nikhil inclined to contest Assembly polls from Mandya?
June 7, 2019HDK’s son fuels speculation with poll-ready advice to JD(S) party cadre Bengaluru/ Mandya: Is Nikhil Kumaraswamy inclined to contest the next Assembly elections from Mandya? This question is doing the rounds in Mandya political circles and is being actively discussed at villages and street corners. And as if to give credence to such a question,…
Vishwanath quits as JD(S) State President
June 4, 2019Bengaluru: Disappointed over the severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls and the ‘insulting’ remarks made by some of the Party leaders against him, State JD(S) President A.H. Vishwanath has tendered his resignation to the post. Addressing a news conference at the Press Club in Bengaluru this morning, Vishwanath, who is also Hunsur MLA, displayed…
JD(S) debacle in K.R. Nagar ULB Polls: Vishwanath blames Minister Mahesh for sidelining Kuruba community
June 1, 2019Mysore: The results of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) election that were announced yesterday has upset the JD(S) State President Adagooru H. Vishwanath as the party failed to garner maximum seats. Expressing his unhappiness at a press conference this morning in K.R. Nagar, he lashed out at Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The JD(S) lost K.R. Nagar…
JD(S) Legislature Party Meeting on May 21
May 18, 2019Bengaluru: With the results of the Lok Sabha Polls likely to have bearing on State politics, JD(S), a partner in the coalition Government, has convened a JD(S) Legislature Party Meeting at Bengaluru on May 21. The May 21 meeting, just two days before the counting of LS Polls votes on May 23, assumes significance. JD(S)…
Dynasty Dominance: Karnataka is similar to Mulayam’s UP, Lalu’s Bihar
April 9, 2019With the entry of the third generation into electoral politics, ‘dynasty’ politics by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in Karnataka has come a full circle. Deve Gowda has fielded his two grandsons, Nikhil Kumaraswamy from Mandya and Prajwal Revanna for Hassan Lok Sabha seats. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is making all efforts to…
Star campaigners for JD(S)
April 3, 2019Mysuru: JD(S) leaders including former PM H. D. Deve Gowda, CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, JD(S) State President A. H. Vishwanath and 40 others are participating as star campaigners for the Lok Sabha elections. Ministers G.T. Devegowda, S.R. Mahesh, D. C. Thammanna, Bandeppa Kashempur, S. R. Srinivas, H.D. Revanna, C.S. Puttaraju, M.C. Managuli are also in JD(S)…
Lok Sabha Election 2019: Net Worth Netas
March 30, 2019“Money changes everything.” And nowhere is that proverb more taken to heart than in Indian elections where crores of rupees are spent by candidates whether or not he/ she will win. In the Festival of Democracy, ironically it is the candidate who spends the most money or is richer than other competing candidates who usually…
3 FIRs registered against JD(S) for violating poll code
March 27, 2019Mandya: Three FIR has been registered against JD(S)-Congress Coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Mandya West Police Station, for violating election code of conduct during his nominations filing on Monday. Based on the complaint lodged by Flying Squad Officer Ravi, Police have registered a case against JD(S) for damaging the public property to the tune of…
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