Ghulam Nabi Azad: BJP appoints CMs in bars, restaurants

Congress’s Rajya Sabha leader and former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad said the BJP is behind the resignation of Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs and charged the saffron party of appointing chief ministers “in bars and restaurants”. Read More
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Kumaraswamy: Will unmask those who destabilize my govt

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy is determined to not give up on the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition. While making an opening statement after moving a confidence motion, he said, “I will prove my majority in the house.” Read More
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On his defeat, Deve Gowda says ‘it’s not a big issue’

Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda rejected the narrative of his defeat in the Lok Sabha poll and said this is “not a big issue”. Read More
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Karnataka minister Devegowda: ‘JD(S) men might have voted BJP’

Highlighting the unease between the ruling coalition partners in Karnataka, state minister GT Devegowda claimed that Janata Dal (Secular) workers in Mysuru and elsewhere might have voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Kumaraswamy says ‘Deve Gowda was better PM than Modi’

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, on Friday, while comparing Janata Dal (Secular) chief and his father HD Deve Gowda’s tenure as prime minister with Narendra Modi’s, indicated that Deve Gowda can be be a good adviser to whoever becomes the PM Read More
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Deve Gowda says no party will get majority, opposition must unite

Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said neither of the two groups – UPA and NDA – will get a clear majority … there will be regrouping after the polls. Read More
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Deve Gowda: ‘BJP has no right to criticize mahagathbandhan’

Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said that Bharatiya Janata Party’s references to “mahagathbandhan (grand alliance)” as “mahamilavat (grand adulteration)” reveal its desperation. Read More
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JD(S) MLA asks people to ‘slap’ those who chant ‘Modi! Modi!’

Janata Dal (Secular) MLA KM Shivalinge Gowda, on Friday, courted controversy by asking people to “slap” those who will come seeking votes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read More
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Kumaraswamy: ‘Winning elections important, not nepotism’

Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Karnataka chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy, on Friday, defended the dynasty politics and asserted that selection of candidates will depend solely on the candidate’s winnability. Read More
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HDK to Congress: ‘Control your MLAs, else will step down’

Indicating fresh strains in the alliance between the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), the Karnataka chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy, on Monday, said he is ready to step down if the Congress does not control its MLAs. Read More
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