Women Congress workers staged a protest with 'Go back Kumaraswamy' slogans and placards in Mandya, from where the former Chief Minister is contesting the Lok Sabha elections.
Karnataka's ruling party has been relentlessly targeting the JD(S) state chief and former CM ever since he was booked for lighting up his home using 'stolen electricity' on Diwali.
Despite appearances suggesting he's merely being handed over the party's reins, HD Kumaraswamy has tactfully assumed command of JD(S), even steamrolling his own brother to get his way.
Ex-PM H.D. Deve Gowda's daughter-in-law Bhavani Revanna announced herself as JD(S) candidate from Hassan Tuesday. Family is second only to Nehru-Gandhis in political representation.
Since 2019, JD(S)’ base among core vote bank, the Vokkaligas, has been eroding steadily. That year, party lost many pocketboroughs and saw defeats for Deve Gowda & grandson Nikhil Gowda.
Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy said his party does not need BJP's friendship and dismissed the 'absolutely false' rumour of JD(S) forming an alliance with BJP.
H.D. Kumaraswamy tells ThePrint in an exclusive interview that he's aware of more party leaders looking to join BJP, says confident JD(S) will win back lost bypoll seats in 2023.
CM B.S. Yediyurappa completes a year in office today. His 4-decade political career has been marked by controversies, corruption charges, fall out with BJP & praise for Covid handling.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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