Several MLAs are already restless over Gowda family's excessive representation in the party. Worse, patriarch doesn't have much say anymore as his sons battle it out for control.
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.
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.
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.
BJP leaders insist bypoll result in Bommai's backyard Hangal doesn’t cast a shadow on his leadership. But campaign has left many cracks within party, despite big win in Sindagi.
Hangal was a prestige seat because CM Basavaraj Bommai had camped in the constituency for 10 days. The JD(S) was decimated in both seats; Sindgi, which it held, came as a bigger blow.
Although it won just 4 seats in the 55-ward Kalburgi Municipal Corporation polls, JD(S) is eyeing the mayor's post. This is in line with the party’s long history of gaining.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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