Overview
- Delegates unanimously re-elected H. D. Deve Gowda as national president and H. D. Kumaraswamy as Karnataka president at a National Council session in Bengaluru’s JP Bhavan.
- The council adopted resolutions supporting farmers and strengthening the party organisation, with final clearance scheduled at the National Executive meeting on Saturday.
- Party leaders used the event to criticize Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for leaving JD(S) after advancing his career in the party, citing his two earlier deputy chief minister stints under JD(S).
- Deve Gowda underscored Kumaraswamy’s administrative experience and noted his current service as a Union minister in the Modi government.
- The council praised youth wing chief Nikhil Kumaraswamy for a statewide membership drive, and he said he is not seeking top party posts at present.