Gowda said the government has been doing its job sincerely and honestly during which time some shortcomings have surfaced.
At present, there are over 6,300 Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) functioning in 726 districts of the country ensuring supply of quality medicines at affordable prices, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said in a statement.
The maximum number of Lok Sabha seats JD(S) has ever won in Karnataka is four, it will be a clear case of the tail wagging the dog if the Congress fights 2019 under Kumaraswamy's leadership.
Stating that India's GDP stands at 7.6 percent, Gowda said it may go down to 7.4 percent.
In a last minute hitch, the ruling BJP Legislature party meeting to elect Jagadish Shettar as the Karnataka Chief Minister was delayed on Tuesday morning with outgoing Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda's camp setting forth three conditions for his resignation from the post.
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday stepped up heat on the BJP leadership by setting a July five deadline for removing Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda and replacing him with his nominee Jagadish Shettar.
Till a few years ago, Karnatak's growth rate was above the national trend growth. Today, it has dropped below the growth rate of the national growth rate, which has been a lingering concern.
Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has downplayed the crisis in his Cabinet as seven ministers who are loyalists of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa have offered to quit. Sources now say that two more ministers may follow suit.
In an embarrassment for the BJP, two Karnataka ministers were caught watching obscene content inside the state Assembly. The two ministers are Karnataka Co-operation Minister Laxman Savadi and Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil.
Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda today dropped hints that power tariff hike in the state has become inevitable, but assured that the government will tread a cautious path.
BJP legislature party meeting began here this afternoon to find a successor to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa amid indications that a consensus for the leadership issue is elusive.