Bengaluru : H D Deve Gowda, the former Prime Minister and stalwart of the Janata Dal (Secular), took a decisive step on Thursday by dissolving the state working committee of the party and removing its president, C M Ibrahim. This move was in response to Ibrahim’s vocal opposition to the party’s decision to form an alliance with the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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In light of this development, H D Kumaraswamy, the ex-Chief Minister and son of H D Deve Gowda, has been appointed as the ad-hoc president of the state unit as well as the legislative unit of the party.
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The decision from Gowda’s camp was prompted by Ibrahim’s recent actions. On October 16, Ibrahim convened a meeting with ‘like-minded’ individuals within JD(S) and proclaimed that his faction of the party was the original one.
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Additionally, he unveiled the formation of a core committee, aimed at submitting a memorandum to the party’s supremo, advocating against an alliance with the BJP. This dissent within the ranks of JD(S) has now led to a significant restructuring of the party’s leadership in the state.
