According to reports, Revanna had as far back as June 2023 obtained a gag order against close to 86 media outlets and three individuals from speaking on explicit videos that had surfaced.
The BJP on Wednesday announced its fist list of 20 candidates in Karnataka, which has a total of 28 seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises former PM H.D. Deve Gowda's "exemplary" contribution to the nation's progress in a meeting. Deve Gowda, accompanied by his sons and grandson, met Modi at his residence.
The JD(S) supremo has also expressed his inability to participate in the concluding function of the Yatra in Srinagar on January 30.
There is only one public sector steel industry situated in Karnataka, and if is closed, "it will adversely affect 20,000 families' livelihood", Gowda said.
Defending the Agnipath scheme, Bommai said it is a novel initiative that is prevalent in other parts of the world.
He said the Former Prime Minister made his decision following the request of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, several national leaders and party legislators, and it was not an easy task to "persuade" him to enter the Rajya Sabha.
In an interview to PTI on Tuesday, the former prime minister said JD(S) would contest the bypolls to fill 15 vacancies in Karnataka Assembly alone and "certainly maintain equidistance" from the Congress and the BJP.
Confabulating with Gowda for over an hour here late Tuesday night after a meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi on the EVM issue earlier in the day, Naidu said 23 parties were raising the issue and demanding transparency and accountability.
When the country was at such a critical juncture, Naidu has "accepted the challenge" and "why cannot he become the PM of the country," Deve Gowda asked. The JD (S) leader addressed two election rallies at Tiruvuru and Pamarru in Krishna district this evening in support of the Telugu Desam Party for the April 11 general elections in the State.
AICC's general secretary in Karnataka K C Venugopal and JDS national general secretary Danish Ali were present at the meeting.
"...Deve Gowda has himself said Prajwal will contest from Hassan and Nikhil will contest from Mandya. We want Deve Gowda to contest from Mysuru.. We have said this earlier also in public meeting," Mysuru district in-charge Minister and JD(S) leader G T Deve Gowda said.
The JD(S) patriarch sympathised with the Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee and said he was shocked to learn about the CBI rushing to arrest the Kolkata Police Commissioner and the subsequent developments.
"Mamata is a great leader. She is hard working and such people are required in politics," Gowda said on his arrival here ahead of Saturday's mega opposition rally.
Naidu will meet Gowda at his residence at Padmanabha Nagar and Kumaraswamy would also bepresent during the meeting, JD(S) said on Wednesday.
Gowda's remarks came on a day the Uttara Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, a committee fighting for a separate statehood to north Karnataka, called a day-long bandh in 13 districts.
Presenting a united front, top leaders of the Congress, TMC, BSP, AAP, CPI (M) and TDP had attended the ceremony last month in Bengaluru.
A video showing Siddaramaiah, who is also the chairman of Congress-JD(S) coordination committee purportedly expressing doubts about the longevity of the JDS-Congress government had surfaced yesterday, adding to the strains in the coalition.
Disagreeing with Siddaramaiah, Deve Gowda further said a fresh budget was needed for the new government to send a new message to the people of the state.
Sources confirmed that Gandhi and the former prime minister had a telephonic talk, but no details were available about what was discussed by the two leaders.
Although the former prime minister appreciated Modi’s gesture, he said it does not bury the hatchet between them.
Deve Gowda is excited about the fact that most pre-poll predictions indicate that no single party will get a majority.
As the date of nominations nears, this political superman’s super challenge will come not from any outside force, but from inside – his near and extended family.
Former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda today said a cashless and digital economy was "difficult" for India and the situation of farmers after government's demonetisation move has turned "worrisome".
Earlier, in an exclusive interview to News18, PM Modi had slammed what he called the Lutyen‘s Delhi culture saying the power set had discriminated against all the former PMs who came from a different class and background.