MLAs have slammed the party’s family-centric politics. Experts, however, say that JD(S)’s challenges began way before the latest loss in its stronghold.
This is the 3rd loss for Nikhil Kumaraswamy. Yogeeshwara, who won by 25,000+ votes, had defected from BJP to Congress ahead of bypolls, challenging the Deve Gowda family in stronghold.
Amid struggles due to lockdown and influx of Chinese toys, Channapatna artisans were expecting support. But the decision to set up a toy cluster elsewhere has angered them.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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