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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicDeve Gowda

Topic: Deve Gowda

JD(S) at 25, still master of the political reboot. The ‘decennial phoenix’ is rising again

Party that has oscillated between kingmaker, survivor & outlier marks its silver jubilee with fresh relevance—thanks to shifting national winds & enduring arithmetic of caste politics.

6 months on, those who spoke against Revannas struggle to rebuild lives. ‘Left our home, have no income’

Those who filed complaints of abuse—including sexual assault and intimidation—against Prajwal Revanna and his family are living in govt hostels, still awaiting compensation.

Behind renaming of ‘Gabbar town’ Ramanagara, a decades-old feud between two Vokkaliga heavyweights

Deve Gowda's son HD Kumaraswamy has created a narrative that he has given Ramanagara its identity. Another Vokkaliga leader, Dy CM Shivakumar, wants to change it.

Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj arrested for alleged sexual assault of male JD(S) worker

Party worker accused Suraj, a JD(S) MLC, of sexually assaulting him at his farm. Suraj has denied the allegations and claimed the worker was trying to extort money from him.

Prajwal Revanna sex abuse case gives Kumaraswamy upper hand in JD(S) family power struggle

Former Karnataka CM is trying to shield himself and his father H.D. Deve Gowda from any backlash arising from allegations against his nephew and elder brother.

JD(S) suspends Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna over allegations of sexual abuse

Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's grandson & JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna is NDA candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha seat that went to the polls on 26 April.

BJP-backed Mandya MP Sumalatha left in lurch as ally JD(S) angles for stronghold

Former prime minister & JD(S) patriarch H.D.Deve Gowda has said that BJP leadership will have final say in candidate selection across LS seats, including Mandya, in Karnataka.

A politician known more for wit than politics, Deve Gowda’s ‘translator’ — who is CM Ibrahim

74-year-old has rarely stayed out of the news, although not always for right reasons. JD(S) leader was expelled by party patriarch for ‘anti-party activities’.

Deve Gowda removes JD(S) Karnataka chief CM Ibrahim amid his revolt over tie-up with BJP

The former prime minister also dissolved the state working committee and appointed his son and ex-CM H D Kumaraswamy as ad-hoc state party president.

Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra to Odisha—How BJP is taking one step forward and two steps back

If the assembly election trend continues, the BJP’s Lok Sabha tally in Karnataka would come down to 8 in 2024—from 25 in 2019.

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.