HD Kumuraswamy on son Nikhil's bypoll loss: Deve Gowda's family are not cowards
1 month, 1 week ago

HD Kumuraswamy on son Nikhil's bypoll loss: Deve Gowda's family are not cowards

India Today  

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday took full responsibility for his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy's defeat in the recent by-elections. Addressing a gathering of JD and BJP workers in Channapatna, Kumaraswamy defended his family's political legacy, declaring, "Deve Gowda's family are not cowards. Turning his ire towards Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Kumaraswamy criticised the Congress government's track record with marginalised communities. Kumaraswamy also accused the Congress government of corruption, citing irregularities in Mandya's excise department, where bribes ranging from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh were allegedly demanded.

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Karnataka: JDS MLAs refute speculations of rift within the party after Channapatna bypoll result
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka: JDS MLAs refute speculations of rift within the party after Channapatna bypoll result

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculations about rift in Karnataka’s Janata Dal party, the MLAs have clarified that they are together and nobody can split the party. After the Channapatna by-poll result, where Nikhil Kumaraswamy defeated Congress’ CP Yogeeshwara, there were reports about MLA being unhappy about party leadership. CP Yogeeshwara, who recently joined the Congress party, said that if party high command allows, …

Nikhil’s loss a big boost to Siddaramaiah's ‘rout JDS mission’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nikhil’s loss a big boost to Siddaramaiah's ‘rout JDS mission’

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seems to have got a big boost to his mission — rout JDS and snub former prime minister HD Deve Gowda’s family — with the defeat of Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Channapatna bypoll. But what about Vokkaliga leaders Nage Gowda, Bache Gowda, Byre Gowda and BL Shankar, among others, whom Gowda had snubbed and sidelined to groom …

JD(S) faces internal rift after Channapatna bypoll loss
1 month, 2 weeks ago

JD(S) faces internal rift after Channapatna bypoll loss

Hindustan Times  

The Janata Dal is reeling from the fallout of its defeat in the Channapatna bypoll, which dealt a blow to its leadership, as Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Union minister HD Kumaraswamy and grandson of party patriarch HD Deve Gowda, faced his third consecutive electoral loss, falling to Congress candidate CP Yogeshwara by a margin of 25,413 votes. Congress’s CP Yogeshwar …

Nikhil Kumaraswamy fan attempts suicide after JD(S) leader's bypoll loss
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nikhil Kumaraswamy fan attempts suicide after JD(S) leader's bypoll loss

India Today  

A supporter of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the JD candidate in the recent Channapatna by-election, attempted suicide in Srirampura village near Kudlur, Channapatna, after Kumaraswamy’s defeat. Following the incident, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who’s the son of former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, visited Manjunath at his home in Kudlur to offer support. Expressing his shock and sadness, Nikhil assured Manjunath of his help and …

JD(S) first family silent on Nikhil Kumaraswamy's Channapatna bypoll defeat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

JD(S) first family silent on Nikhil Kumaraswamy's Channapatna bypoll defeat

India Today  

The Janata Dal family patriarch refrained from addressing Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s third consecutive electoral defeat, this time in the Channapatna assembly bypoll in Karnataka. Nikhil, the son of Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy and grandson of JD patriarch H D Deve Gowda, lost to Congress candidate C P Yogeshwara by a significant margin of 25,413 votes. The Deputy Chief Minister also …

Opinion: JDS future looks bleak as Gowda launches another Nikhil dud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: JDS future looks bleak as Gowda launches another Nikhil dud

India Today  

Former prime minister, 92-year-old HD Deve Gowda’s possibly last-ditch attempt to launch his favourite grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s political career from Channapatna Assembly constituency ended in a fiasco, casting grave concerns about the future of the regional party launched by him – the Janata Dal. Siddaramaiah described the Congress candidates’ victories as the “people’s response to the machinations of the BJP …

DK Shivakumar thanks BJP, JDS workers for Congress's win in Channapatna bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DK Shivakumar thanks BJP, JDS workers for Congress's win in Channapatna bypolls

India Today  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday thanked workers of the BJP and the Janata Dal for "indirectly supporting" Congress candidate CP Yogeshwara and ensuring his victory in the Channapatna bypoll. CP Yogeshwara won the Channapatna bypoll on Saturday by a margin of 25,413 votes against his nearest rival and JDS candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy. He also questioned who was …

Cong's Yogeeshwara wins Channapatna Assembly bypoll by defeating Kumaraswamy's son
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cong's Yogeeshwara wins Channapatna Assembly bypoll by defeating Kumaraswamy's son

Deccan Chronicle  

Yogeeshwara on Saturday won the "high profile" Channapatna segment for the ruling party in Karnataka, defeating JD candidate and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, by a margin of 25,413 votes, in the Assembly by-poll. Actor-turned-politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's grandson, secured 87,229 votes, while Yogeeshwara, a political heavyweight in the …

‘Kariya’ vs ‘Kulla’ row: HD Kumaraswamy swears before Chamundeshwari, responds to Zameer Ahmed's remarks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Kariya’ vs ‘Kulla’ row: HD Kumaraswamy swears before Chamundeshwari, responds to Zameer Ahmed's remarks

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister and JD leader HD Kumaraswamy, denied allegations of calling Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan "Kulla”. HD Kumaraswamy, Zameer Ahmed Khan Speaking to the media on Friday, Kumaraswamy expressed his dismay over the controversy. According to DH, Kumaraswamy said, “I have never referred to Zameer Ahmed Khan as ‘Kulla’ in my life, nor has he ever addressed me as …

‘Tears are an inheritance in our family: H D Deve Gowda
2 months ago

‘Tears are an inheritance in our family: H D Deve Gowda

Hindustan Times  

Responding to Congress leaders who made light of the tears shed by H.D. Kumaraswamy and Nikhil Kumaraswamy during the Channapatna election campaign, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda stated that his family has endured hardships and emerged from poverty. Speaking to the media in Chinnakuruli village, Pandavapura, the former Prime Minister criticized Congress leaders mocking the tears shed by …

Congress scoffs at Nikhil Kumaraswamy's tears, calling them a political gimmick
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress scoffs at Nikhil Kumaraswamy's tears, calling them a political gimmick

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Channapatna NDA candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy breaking down at a roadshow in Kannamangala on Thursday has become a talking point, with opponent CP Yogeshwara of the Congress stating that Nikhil has exposed his lack of leadership qualities. Bursting into tears, without any connection to the people or relationship with the constituency, is nothing but a political gimmick,” Yogeshwara said on …

Nikhil Kumaraswamy: A Reluctant Politician Takes on the Challenge of Channapatna
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nikhil Kumaraswamy: A Reluctant Politician Takes on the Challenge of Channapatna

The Hindu  

Nikhil Kumaraswamy, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda, is seeking to break out of 'Chakravyuha' this time in the Channapatna byelection. He faces a tough battle against Congress heavyweight C.P. Yogeshwar, who has returned to Congress after being denied ticket there. The outcome of the election is being closely watched to assess Nikhil's future in politics and the JD(S) …

HDK's Son to Fight Channapatna bypoll against Congress's Yogeshwar
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HDK's Son to Fight Channapatna bypoll against Congress's Yogeshwar

Hindustan Times  

NDA announces Nikhil Kumaraswamy as the candidate for the Channapatna assembly bypoll. Nikhil, the son of Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, will contest against Congress candidate CP Yogeshwar in the upcoming bypoll. The bypoll is scheduled for November 13 and marks Nikhil's third attempt at an electoral victory.

HD Kumaraswamy says Prajwal Revanna 'sex video' case ‘shameful’ as MP faces JD(S) expulsion
8 months, 1 week ago

HD Kumaraswamy says Prajwal Revanna 'sex video' case ‘shameful’ as MP faces JD(S) expulsion

Hindustan Times  

HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal on Tuesday asserted that the party will not protect his nephew Prajwal Revanna amid the controversy over the obscene video case against the Hassan MP in Karnataka. On Monday, HD Kumaraswamy had said that there was no question of defending Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, and the party would take "merciless action" if the Special …

Will JD(S) MLA Sharana Gowda Kandkur support BJP in the coming elections?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will JD(S) MLA Sharana Gowda Kandkur support BJP in the coming elections?

The Hindu  

As the election for Parliament approaches closure, political activities are gaining momentum in Yadgir district. Mr. Kandkur contested on the JD ticket and got elected from Gurmitkal in 2023 when his late father, Nagana Gowda Kadkur, retired from electoral politics due to age-related health issues. According to followers, the JD alliance with the BJP has forced Mr. Kandkur to avoid …

Nikhil may fight from Mandya as JDS-BJP alliance candidate: HD Kumaraswamy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nikhil may fight from Mandya as JDS-BJP alliance candidate: HD Kumaraswamy

New Indian Express  

MANDYA: The Mandya Lok Sabha constituency is all set for an interesting election battle with JDS state president HD Kumaraswamy on Friday hinting that the party could field his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy as the JDS-BJP alliance candidate. Even as Kumaraswamy was attending the pre-poll meeting, party workers started shouting, demanding that Nikhil be fielded from Mandya. Trying to avoid a …

Karnataka: Nikhil Kumaraswamy resigns as JDS youth wing president
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: Nikhil Kumaraswamy resigns as JDS youth wing president

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy resigned as president of his party's youth wing Thursday. In a letter to the JDS' senior leadership, the grandson of former prime minister and party boss HD Deve Gowda said his quitting was in line with plans to restructure and rebuild after a dismal performance in this month's Assembly election. As the president of Karnataka …

Nikhil Kumaraswamy stumbles for second time in polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Nikhil Kumaraswamy stumbles for second time in polls

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Actor-turned politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Janata Dal Secular and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumarswamy was trounced in Ramanagar Assembly seat by Congress nominee Iqbal Hussain in the results announced on Saturday. There was anti-incumbency against JDS in Ramanagar seat and Nikhil Kumaraswamy had to face the wrath of voters during his campaign at villages, as people had complained …

Karnataka election result: 'Defeat not final...': HD Kumaraswamy defiant after Congress wins
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka election result: 'Defeat not final...': HD Kumaraswamy defiant after Congress wins

Hindustan Times  

A defiant HD Kumaraswamy tweeted shortly after ex-ally the Congress claimed a remarkable win in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election, insisting 'this defeat is not final. The Janata Dal leader - a two-time former Karnataka chief minister and hoping for a third stint in the post after exit polls suggested his party could be a 'kingmaker' - also congratulated the …

JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy running second from Ramanagara constituency, Congress candidate surpasses
1 year, 7 months ago

JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy running second from Ramanagara constituency, Congress candidate surpasses

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal’s leader and the grandson of former PM Devegowda, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who was running for the Ramanagara constituency, was at the second spot with 47,891 votes with 39.5 percentage on Saturday. The actor turned politician contested as a Lok Sabha member in 2019 from the Mandya constituency and lost to Sumalatha Ambareesh who contested as an independent candidate. Congress …

Ramanagara Assembly constituency: After grandfather and parents, it’s now the son’s turn to try his luck here
1 year, 8 months ago

Ramanagara Assembly constituency: After grandfather and parents, it’s now the son’s turn to try his luck here

The Hindu  

Nearly three decades after Ramanagara propelled H.D. In Ramanagara Assembly constituency, considered to be the family’s bastion since it gave political rebirth to his grandfather, 35-year-old Mr. Nikhil Kumaraswamy is being challenged by Congress veteran H.A. Ignominious defeat After suffering ignominious defeat to actor Sumalatha Ambareesh in Mandya in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Mr. Nikhil Kumaraswamy has entered the …

With Rank Opportunism, Somersaults on Farm Laws, Kumaraswamy Finds Himself Adrift in K'taka Politics
4 years, 1 month ago

With Rank Opportunism, Somersaults on Farm Laws, Kumaraswamy Finds Himself Adrift in K'taka Politics

News 18  

The political cartoonists in Karnataka are having a field day lampooning JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy after his recent U-turn on the controversial farm bills and farmers agitation. Some have even replaced JDS symbol “the woman with a haystack” with “Kumaraswamy carrying a haystack in a saffron colour saree”, aptly describing the current status of JDS. Within 48 hours of him …

Kumaraswamy says lost goodwill and faith of people by joining hands with Congress
4 years, 1 month ago

Kumaraswamy says lost goodwill and faith of people by joining hands with Congress

Op India  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday launched a scathing against the Congress party saying that he lost goodwill of people and his supporters by joining hands with Congress party. Speaking at a press conference, Janata Dal leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister said that the goodwill he had earned during the last 12 years was destroyed by Congress …

Kumaraswamy's son marries Congress leader's daughter in VVIP wedding, makes social distancing a joke
4 years, 8 months ago

Kumaraswamy's son marries Congress leader's daughter in VVIP wedding, makes social distancing a joke

India Today  

While many weddings and funerals have been cancelled across the country due to the lockdown, political heavyweights of Karnataka, the Gowda family headed by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, still managed to get their grandson married on Friday. Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy, tied the knot with Revathi, the grandniece of former Congress Minister …

Kumaraswamy abandons grand plans for son’s wedding due to Covid-19 scare
4 years, 9 months ago

Kumaraswamy abandons grand plans for son’s wedding due to Covid-19 scare

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: It was to have been the mother of all weddings, with a pandal covering 125 acres to accommodate thousands of people from Ramanagar and Channapattana as well as VVIPs from all over the country. The wedding of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, was scheduled for April 17. While Ramanagara has always been a …

Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son’s wedding in April
4 years, 10 months ago

Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son’s wedding in April

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy has extended an invite to the citizens of Ramnagara district in Karnataka requesting their presence at the marriage of his son Nikhil who heads the youth wing of the party. H D Kumaraswamy himself in the past has commented on how he deliberately chose the venue as a …

‘Never treated me as friend, considered me enemy’: Siddaramaiah blames Kumaraswamy for demise of Congress-JD(S) coalition in state
5 years, 4 months ago

‘Never treated me as friend, considered me enemy’: Siddaramaiah blames Kumaraswamy for demise of Congress-JD(S) coalition in state

Firstpost  

His rebuttal came after Gowda said that the former wanted to make BJP leader BS Yediyurappa CM instead of Kumaraswamy Karnataka: Former Karnataka chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday came down heavily on JD leader HD Kumaraswamy for treating him as an “enemy” and blamed him for the slump of Congress-JD coalition government in the state. “HD Kumaraswamy …

JD(S), Congress bigwigs trade shot over alliance govt’s fall
5 years, 4 months ago

JD(S), Congress bigwigs trade shot over alliance govt’s fall

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and ex-Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday blamed each for the collapse of the Congress-Janata Dal coalition government in the state. Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and ex-Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday blamed each for the collapse of the Congress-Janata Dal coalition government in the state. “ Sonia Gandhi …

Deve Gowda names grandson Janata Dal (S) youth wing chief
5 years, 6 months ago

Deve Gowda names grandson Janata Dal (S) youth wing chief

Hindustan Times  

Even as former prime minister HD Deve Gowda went in for a rejig of the Janata Dal by naming a new state president and working president, he promoted grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy to the post of youth wing president. After the poor showing by the Congress-JD coalition in the Lok Sabha polls, where they won one seat each of the 28 …

HD Deve Gowda's empty threat of midterm polls scares Karnataka parties, but that's what the state needs now
5 years, 6 months ago

HD Deve Gowda's empty threat of midterm polls scares Karnataka parties, but that's what the state needs now

Firstpost  

A hard-boiled politician knows when to throw a tantrum and when to throw a red herring. A second Assembly election in a year — third election in all if you count the recent Lok Sabha polls as well — is a nightmare for all parties, including Gowda’s own. But just the way Gowda had taken the prime minister’s job, his …

Kannada Newspaper Editor Booked for Report on Deve Gowda & Family
5 years, 7 months ago

Kannada Newspaper Editor Booked for Report on Deve Gowda & Family

The Quint  

Kumar said the report stated that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, reportedly shouted at his grandfather, Deve Gowda, holding him responsible for his defeat at the hands of a woman in Mandya. Nikhil had lost to actor Sumalatha Ambareesh, an Independent candidate backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, by over one lakh votes. Reacting to the FIR, …

Yeddyurappa rules out formation of govt with JDS support, favours fresh polls
5 years, 7 months ago

Yeddyurappa rules out formation of govt with JDS support, favours fresh polls

India Today  

Amid speculation that JDS-Congress coalition may collapse following its drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP Chief BS Yeddyurappa Sunday said his party favoured fresh assembly elections in such an event, ruling out partnering with the regional party to form a new government. The BJP had to withdraw support to the Kumaraswamy led government as the JDS leader refused …

Lok Sabha elections 2019: HD Kumaraswamy’s son faces a tough challenge in Karnataka
5 years, 8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2019: HD Kumaraswamy’s son faces a tough challenge in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka went to polls for 14 of its 28 seats on Thursday — the remaining seats will face elections on April 29. Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s political lineage — his father is state chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy, and grandfather is JD chief and former prime minister Deve Gowda — was supposed to make this election a cakewalk for him. In Mandya, Sumalatha …

HD Deve Gowda faces doubtful future as JD(S) finds its Lok Sabha campaign limited to family, Vokkaligas in south Karnataka
5 years, 9 months ago

HD Deve Gowda faces doubtful future as JD(S) finds its Lok Sabha campaign limited to family, Vokkaligas in south Karnataka

Firstpost  

JD patriarch HD Deve Gowda is livid these days as he knows that the survival of HD Kumaraswamy-led alliance government in Karnataka depends a lot on the outcomes of the Lok Sabha Election 2019 When LK Advani contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election, he was 86. “If Deve Gowda had 28 sons, he would have made them candidates in the …

Nikhil prefers a decent campaign, asks supporters to desist from personal jibes
5 years, 9 months ago

Nikhil prefers a decent campaign, asks supporters to desist from personal jibes

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Mandya JD-Congress coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Friday disapproved of personal attacks on rivals remarking, “we should not engage in such attacks and even they should not do it. Ultimately the people will decide and we will have to bow before their judgement.” Speaking to media persons at a joint press meet of JD and Congress leaders in Mandya …

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