Deve Gowda’s statement on supporting Bommai government has partymen flummoxed
The Hindu
It came as a surprise to his own partymen when Janata Dal (S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda assured support to the BJP government in case of a crisis, after newly sworn-in Chief
It came as a surprise to his own partymen when Janata Dal (S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda assured support to the BJP government in case of a crisis, after newly sworn-in Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai visited him on Sunday to “seek his blessings”. For, though the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy had been seen cozying up with the B.S. Yediyurappa dispensation over the past two years, the octogenarian leader had been silent on the issue, leaving to speculation the party’s stand on the BJP. “Mr. Gowda’s statement has surprised many within the party since he is not known to speak on such sensitive issues unless it helps the party,” a JD(S) source told The Hindu. Another leader said he had called on the family members to ascertain if there was anything “more than what met the eye”.More Related News