BENGALURU: The JD(S) suffered a major setback when it won just two of the six Legislative Council seats it contested, which will result in an uphill task for the party in the 2023 Assembly elections.
The six seats the JD(S) has contested are all Old . are in Mysore The region, its stronghold. The seats were selected with care and winning ability in mind. In the 2015 elections, it had won four seats. The party won in Hassan and Mysore, while it lost in Kolar, Tumakuru, Bengaluru Rural and Mandya.
Appaji Gowda’s defeat in Mandya – at the hands of Congress candidate and political greenhorn Dinesh Gooligowda – will probably bother the most as it is the second setback in the district in less than three years. Nikhilo KumaraswamyFormer Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy’s son had to face a humiliating defeat at the hands of Sumalatha Ambareesh In the Lok Sabha elections.
Fighting with former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in Tumakuru SR Srinivas, party colleagues and Gubbi MLAs, and other senior party functionaries appeared to be the main reason behind the party’s defeat as the latter allegedly worked for the Congress. These results clearly show that the hold of the Gowda family is getting loose. Many believe that Kumaraswamy’s style of functioning is responsible for the poor election results.
“It is time Kumaraswamy realized his mistakes and took all the MLAs and leaders into confidence. If not, the party will be in a very precarious position when we go to the assembly elections,” said a senior party MLA.
A handful of MLAs have already decided to quit the party and contest the assembly elections on either Congress or BJP ticket. Another legislator said, “If this happens, repeated electoral defeats will only accelerate the decision to quit.”
some cheer
However, the victory of Suraj RevannaThe performances of Kumaraswamy’s brother HD Revanna’s son in Hassan and CN Manjegowda in Mysore showed some enthusiasm. In the final count, Manjegowda won by four votes and while the BJP has called for a recount, the results are likely to come. Sooraj’s thumping victory indicates that Haasan is still dominated by the Gowda family.
In Mysuru, the party has been on a weak wicket after MLA GT Deve Gowda and sitting MLC Sandesh Nagaraj were out with Kumaraswamy. Both shared the stage with the opposition leader Siddaramaiah In view of the election.
The JD(S) had toyed with the idea of teaming up with the BJP in a pre-poll alliance, but the ruling party showed no interest, fearing it would hurt their prospects in the old Mysore region.
Sources said an agreement reached between the parties at the local level by Kumaraswamy, when he authorized local party units to support those where the party had not contested, hurt the party’s prospects, especially in Mandya. In, the sources said.
The six seats the JD(S) has contested are all Old . are in Mysore The region, its stronghold. The seats were selected with care and winning ability in mind. In the 2015 elections, it had won four seats. The party won in Hassan and Mysore, while it lost in Kolar, Tumakuru, Bengaluru Rural and Mandya.
Appaji Gowda’s defeat in Mandya – at the hands of Congress candidate and political greenhorn Dinesh Gooligowda – will probably bother the most as it is the second setback in the district in less than three years. Nikhilo KumaraswamyFormer Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy’s son had to face a humiliating defeat at the hands of Sumalatha Ambareesh In the Lok Sabha elections.
Fighting with former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in Tumakuru SR Srinivas, party colleagues and Gubbi MLAs, and other senior party functionaries appeared to be the main reason behind the party’s defeat as the latter allegedly worked for the Congress. These results clearly show that the hold of the Gowda family is getting loose. Many believe that Kumaraswamy’s style of functioning is responsible for the poor election results.
“It is time Kumaraswamy realized his mistakes and took all the MLAs and leaders into confidence. If not, the party will be in a very precarious position when we go to the assembly elections,” said a senior party MLA.
A handful of MLAs have already decided to quit the party and contest the assembly elections on either Congress or BJP ticket. Another legislator said, “If this happens, repeated electoral defeats will only accelerate the decision to quit.”
some cheer
However, the victory of Suraj RevannaThe performances of Kumaraswamy’s brother HD Revanna’s son in Hassan and CN Manjegowda in Mysore showed some enthusiasm. In the final count, Manjegowda won by four votes and while the BJP has called for a recount, the results are likely to come. Sooraj’s thumping victory indicates that Haasan is still dominated by the Gowda family.
In Mysuru, the party has been on a weak wicket after MLA GT Deve Gowda and sitting MLC Sandesh Nagaraj were out with Kumaraswamy. Both shared the stage with the opposition leader Siddaramaiah In view of the election.
The JD(S) had toyed with the idea of teaming up with the BJP in a pre-poll alliance, but the ruling party showed no interest, fearing it would hurt their prospects in the old Mysore region.
Sources said an agreement reached between the parties at the local level by Kumaraswamy, when he authorized local party units to support those where the party had not contested, hurt the party’s prospects, especially in Mandya. In, the sources said.
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