Nevertheless, the JD(S) didn’t point out that the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering didn’t nominate a former prime minister because the Prime Minister of India, exposing a attainable fault line within the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Bhagavad Gita within the mouth of a ghost!
Vasuliwala @rssurjewala, earlier than you discuss JDS, please bear in mind the darkish historical past of Congress.
👉🏿 You’re the traitors who expelled @H_D_Devegowda as Prime Minister in 1997! This betrayal by the @INCIndia celebration… https://t.co/K6GAwOWNt2
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) June 8, 2026
In a choice early Monday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering nominated Professor (Dr.) M. Nagaraja, a member of the Kuruba neighborhood, as its candidate on the final day of submitting nominations.
Karnataka has 4 seats in Rajya Sabha, of which the Congress has nominated celebration chief Mallikarjun Kharge, celebration spokesperson Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan. The BJP-JD(S) alliance was anticipated to appoint both Gowda or former Mandya Lok Sabha MP Sumarata Ambareesh.
“Till late final night time, we have been anticipating the celebration president’s (Deve Gowda) identify to be introduced. We had no concept that he wouldn’t be nominated,” mentioned a JD(S) lawmaker.
Dev Gowda had not publicly requested re-nomination, however the allies’ choice sparked anger and shock as there have been excessive expectations that the previous prime minister could be re-nominated.
The rejection of the nomination successfully ends Deve Gowda’s practically 60 years of lively public life and casts a cloud of uncertainty over the practically three-year-old alliance between the BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka.
As Chief Minister DK Shivakumar rolls out the crimson carpet to deliver JD(S) staff into Parliament, Deve Gowda is barred from the Rajya Sabha and HD Kumaraswamy is entrenched in his function as union minister in New Delhi, the most recent developments are seemingly so as to add to the rising challenges for the regional celebration.
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60 years of public life
Prime Minister Surjewala on Monday ridiculed each events, saying the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering had handed over a former chief minister to be the state’s vice-president in control of district development.
“The fixed humiliation heaped on the JD(S) by the BJP and its management and the repeated acceptance by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy of simply clinging to the minister’s chair in any respect prices is sort of shocking and eye-opening. Furthermore, accepting this humiliation is an absolute excessive,” Surjewala mentioned in a protracted submit.
Karnataka Meeting Speaker BK Hariprasad mentioned the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) had “used and abused” Deve Gowda in Parliament for clean passage of the invoice.
“By denying Deve Gowda a Rajya Sabha seat, they’ve insulted the complete state of Karnataka. Individuals will give them a befitting reply,” he instructed reporters, including that “energy at any price, energy at any price” is the regional celebration’s motto.
The Congress had supported Deve Gowda’s candidature to enter Rajya Sabha in 2020 after Tumakuru’s defeat within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Deve Gowda joined the Congress in 1953 and remained within the Congress until 1962. He first grew to become chairman of Anjaneya Cooperative Society in Holenarasipura and later grew to become a member of the Taluk Growth Board of Holenarasipura, his hometown and the constituency that his eldest son HDRevanna at the moment represents within the Karnataka Meeting.
The veteran was elected from Holenarsipura for six consecutive phrases from 1962 to 1989. He joined the Congress(O) in the course of the break up in Parliament and served as Chief of the Opposition in Parliament from March 1972 to March 1976 and from November 1976 to December 1977. In the course of the Emergency (1975-1977), he was imprisoned within the Bangalore Central Jail.
He then joined the Janata Social gathering and gained from Holenashipura in 1978, 1983 and 1985. From 1983 to 1988, he served as a minister within the Karnataka authorities led by Ramakrishna Hegde. Dev Gowda grew to become a member of the Janata Social gathering (JP) when Vice President Singh joined the Janata Dal and Subramanian Swamy shaped the Janata Social gathering (Jaya Prakash) faction. President of Karnataka. Nevertheless, he misplaced to Holenarasipur in 1989, after which he returned to the Janata Dal. He grew to become the state president of the Janata Dal in 1994 and the 14th chief minister of Karnataka in December of the identical 12 months.
Simply two years later, in June 1996, Deve Gowda grew to become Prime Minister and was elected Prime Minister of India in September of the identical 12 months. He served as prime minister for greater than 10 months till his authorities collapsed. He then grew to become a member of parliament in 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2014. Deve Gowda misplaced the 2019 elections after handing over his residence base in Hassan to his grandson Prajwal Revanna after which unsuccessfully contesting from the adjoining Hassan district. I joined the Rajya Sabha in June 2020.
“There isn’t any dialogue on the nationwide stage.”
A minimum of three senior BJP leaders instructed ThePrint that there was no proposal to call Deve Gowda as India’s Prime Minister. “There was no dialogue on the state stage about sending Deve Gowda to Rajya Sabha. That is all I can say,” Bharatiya Janata Social gathering state president Vijayendra instructed reporters.
The nationwide chief of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering mentioned there was no suggestion or dialogue about sending Deve Gowda to Rajya Sabha as he’s from an allied celebration. “Mr. Nagaraj has been working on the grassroots stage of the celebration for a few years,” the celebration chief added.
Nagaraj hails from the Kuruba neighborhood and focuses primarily on party-related work within the northern districts of Karnataka. With Siddaramaiah stepping down as CM and the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering ousting KSE Swarappa forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the opposition is seeking to broaden its affect amongst Kurubas.
The community-specific actions are much like the explanations for forming an alliance with the JD(S), which has nice affect over the dominant Vokkaliga neighborhood.
The BJP has twice shaped authorities in Karnataka, however has did not safe a majority, primarily as a result of its minimal presence within the previous Mysuru belt, the place the JD(S) is strongest.
After the disastrous ends in 2023, the JD(S) and the BJP helped Kumaraswamy enter the Modi cupboard regardless that he had simply gained two Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka.
Since then, the JD(S) has supported the BJP’s controversial insurance policies, together with the boundary invoice, which might cut back the state’s illustration in comparison with northern states.
On Monday, Kumaraswamy reposted not less than two of PM Modi’s tweets however is but to react to the Rajya Sabha nomination. The Minister was within the Kyrgyz Republic on official enterprise to attend the 4th South African Business Ministers’ Assembly.
Though Mr. Kumaraswamy has not made any official assertion on the controversy, some throughout the celebration hope that the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering could present some solace by supporting JD(S) candidates within the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Meeting elections.
Of the seven seats up for grabs within the Legislative Council, the Congress has fielded 5 candidates, however solely 4 have sufficient votes and only some left. The BJP additionally has the numbers to elect two candidates and should still have some votes left.
JD(S) MP Suresh Babu mentioned he’ll request Chief Minister Shivakumar to remove one candidate within the upcoming MLC elections and assist regional alliances. The truth that the JD(S), somewhat than the BJP, is shifting nearer to the Congress signifies that the alliance will not be understanding.
(Edited by Tony Lai)
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