Topic: HD Kumaraswamy

Karnataka’s Mandya is witnessing a battle between the allies, as JD(S) has put up CM Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil, but local Congress is supporting Sumalatha.

H.D. Kumaraswamy's threat comes a day after a ruling Congress MLA demanded their leader Siddaramaiah be made the chief minister again

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H.D. Kumaraswamy dropped two of his minister and brought on eight others in a rejig to his cabinet six months into his tenure

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Basanagouda Patil Yatnal is known for making such controversial remarks. He had earlier said Muslims in his constituency should not be helped.

The H.D. Kumaraswamy government joins a list of seven states that have announced farm loan waivers since 2014.

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Promising to continue Congress’s schemes, Kumaraswamy seems to be bending over backwards to keep predecessors happy. Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy appears to be bending over backwards to keep his predecessor Siddaramaiah and the Congress party in good humour for the smooth running of the Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress coalition government. After presenting his full-fledged budget in the state assembly Thursday, Kumaraswamy went to the extent of calling “Siddaramaiah’s budget is my budget” to douse the latest controversy over allocations. In response to criticism by some Congress legislators that there was no mention or allocation for the needs of the minority communities, Kumaraswamy said he would like to continue the programmes announced by Siddaramaiah in his February 16 budget. “The allocations made in the previous budget stands and my government will only aim at continuing the same,” he said. He also maintained that he will continue Congress’s flagship welfare programmes such as the...