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Eight CMs since 2008, but 25% of Karnataka’s seats have stuck to the same party since 2008

Voters of 58 of Karnataka's seats chose the same party in 2008, 2013 and 2018. Of these, 25 seats are with Congress, 23 with BJP and 10 with JD(S).

Hassan seat in demand as Deve Gowda’s daughter-in-law appears keen in run-up to Karnataka polls

The seat is turning out to be a major bone of contention, as she has not relented, despite JD(S) leader and her brother-in-law H D Kumaraswamy making it clear that she will not be fielded.

Gowdas, JD(S) lie in shavasana as Modi reaches Mysuru to perform yoga

The decline of JD(S) in Karnataka is a mouth-watering chance for Congress and BJP as the state goes to the polls in mid-2023. But the Gowdas don't care much.

Ex-PM Deve Gowda’s grandson wins Hassan MLC seat, clan now second-largest in politics

Suraj Revanna is the fourth incumbent legislator from the Gowda family, and sixth incumbent elected representative among the Gowdas.

This is how Deve Gowda went about appointing IAS officers in his PMO

In ‘Furrows In A Field’, Sugata Srinivasaraju writes that Deve Gowda preferred credible and competent officers with diverse caste, religious and linguistic backgrounds.

Before Deve Gowda, VP Singh was asked to be PM of United Front. He hid in his flat, car

In ‘Disruptor’, Debashish Mukerji writes that in 1996, United Front leaders chased VP Singh to be the PM for a second time. But he went into hiding.

Indian scientists planned nuclear test in 1997. But PM Deve Gowda gave 3 reasons to say no

Lt Gen (retd) J.S. Dhillon has told Gowda’s biographer that Mehbooba Mufti’s father had sought the Army’s help to ensure her victory in the 1996 Jammu and Kashmir election.

H.D. Deve Gowda ‘deeply moved’ by Adi Shankaracharya’s statue, congratulates PM Modi

On Friday, PM Modi unveiled a 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya at the holy site of Kedarnath. Deve Gowda noted the Karnataka connect of the seer in his letter to the PM.

Deve Gowda writes letter to Modi, calls for postponement of local polls to curb Covid spread

All large public gatherings should be banned for next six months and election victory celebrations curtailed, the JD(S) supremo said, offering suggestions to contain the spread.

Former PM Deve Gowda, wife test positive for coronavirus

The couple are currently undergoing treatment at Bengaluru's Manipal Hospital, hospital sources said.

On Camera

China has left Germany behind in in automotive sector

China is weaponising its control of the automotive industry, especially as the industry undergoes a tectonic shift toward electric vehicles.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.