Chamarajanagar: In a bid to get head start for the 2018 Assembly polls, JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda launched the party’s fresh organisation drive from backward Chamarajanagar district yesterday. Ahead of launching the drive, H.D. Deve Gowda visited Mahadeshwara Temple at M.M. Hills in Kollegal and Chamarajeshwara Temple in Chamarajanagar town. Addressing…
Vishwanath meets Deve Gowda
May 17, 2017Mysuru: Senior Congress leader and former MP A.H. Vishwanath, who is all set to quit the Congress, reportedly met JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda at the latter’s Padmanabhanagar residence here yesterday. During the 45-minute talk, Deve Gowda is said to have suggested Vishwanath to join JD(S) at the earliest as it would…
Several Congress leaders to follow Vishwanath in joining JD(S)?
May 16, 2017Bengaluru: Several Senior Congress leaders who are upset over the style of functioning of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, are said to be mulling on joining the JD(S) in a group, along with another Senior Congress leader A.H. Vishwanath, who is lashing out at the Chief Minister for the past couple of months. The Congress leaders, who…
Deve Gowda worried over internal rift in Mysuru JD(S)
May 14, 2017Bengaluru: JD(S) supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda (in pic) seems to be worried over differences in Mysuru District unit in the party. The rift in the Mysuru unit has come to the open with Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda and a few other leaders absenting from a meeting of party Legislators and leaders held…
Legislative Assembly Polls-2018: JD(S) appoints Party Observers
May 12, 2017Mysuru: The Janata Dal (Secular), which has been gearing up for Legislative Assembly Polls scheduled for next year, has appointed Party Observers in all 30 districts across the State to strengthen the party at the grass-root level. The Observers have been given the responsibility of appointing that party office-bearers at the district, taluk and…
H.D. Kumaraswamy slaps party worker
May 11, 2017Mysuru: JD(S) State President and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was caught on camera slapping a party worker during the booth-level party workers meeting at Sa.Ra. Convention Hall here on Wednesday. When Kumaraswamy was leaving the hall after attending the meeting, a few supporters of Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda approached him demanding ‘B’ form to…
JD(S) finalises list of party candidates for 98 seats
May 11, 2017Bengaluru: In a bid to give a head-start to the 2018 Assembly polls, the JD(S) on Wednesday, finalised the list of probable candidates for 98 Assembly seats. The list includes 30 of the 40 sitting MLAs. The other notable candidates who find mention in the list include senior Congress leader A.H. Vishwanath, sitting Congress MLA…
Kumaraswamy admits groupism in JD(S)
May 11, 2017Mysuru: Admitting that there was groupism in his party too, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that all issues regarding party organisation will be addressed soon. Speaking to press persons after the booth level meeting of party workers at Sa. Ra. Convention Hall in Dattagalli here yesterday, Kumaraswamy said, as of…
JD(S) can win 130 seats: HDK
May 11, 2017Mysuru: Asserting that the JD(S) can win 130 to 140 seats in the 2018 Assembly Polls if booth-level party workers gave their best, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has called upon the booth-level workers to shun differences and work unitedly for the party’s victory. Addressing a booth-level meeting of party workers at…
JD(S) Corporator Nataraj joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator B.M. Nataraj joined that BJP in presence of Backward Morcha State President B.J. Puttaswamy at the party office located at Nazarbad on Friday. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nataraj said that he was quitting JD(S) as the leaders had neglected him and added that he would be submitting his resignation to party…
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