In Chamundeshwari, veteran JD(S) leader G.T. Deve Gowda says he matters more than JD(S)
Veteran JD(S) leader G.T. Deve Gowda held a large rally in Mysuru to assert his political influence independent of his party. He claimed that voters in his constituency support him personally rather than the JD(S) party, citing recent tensions with party leadership.
Why it matters
This reflects internal power struggles within regional political parties in India ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
Less than two years before the next Assembly elections, veteran JD(S) leader G.T. Deve Gowda put up a show of strength in Mysuru on Sunday (September 6), declaring that voters in the Chamundeshwari constituency consider him more important than his party.
Mr. Gowda’s massive rally, organised following his re-election as president of the Karnataka State Co-operative Federation, comes amid his increasingly strained relations with the JD(S) leadership, particularly Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy.
Expressing gratitude to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for his re-election as the head of the federation, Mr. Gowda described Sunday’s rally as a display of affection by voters of the Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency, who, he said, were pained by the “humiliation” meted out to him by the JD(S) leadership.
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