Archive · 24 Nov 2025
JDS Re-elects Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy Unopposed
The Janata Dal (Secular) party had a meeting in Bengaluru where they decided to keep H.D. Deve Gowda and his son H.D. Kumaraswamy as their leaders.
Everyone agreed without any voting.
The party thinks these leaders will help the party grow and stay strong.
They also talked about making the party better and helping farmers.
The party's youth leader, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, was praised for his work in getting more people to join the party.
The next meeting will be on Saturday to officially approve these plans.
H.D. Deve Gowda and H.D. Kumaraswamy were re-elected unopposed as National President and Karnataka State President of JD(S).
The party's National Council meeting was held at JP Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday.
The decision aims to strengthen the party and reinforce its grassroots network as it enters its 25th year.
C.B. Suresh Babu highlighted the party's strong cadre base and political legacy, attributing its success to the leadership of Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy.
The meeting passed resolutions on party strengthening and farmers' issues, to be formally approved at the JD(S) National Executive meeting on Saturday.
- Who
- H.D. Deve Gowda and H.D. Kumaraswamy
- What
- Re-elected unopposed as National President and Karnataka State President of JD(S)
- When
- Friday
- Where
- JP Bhavan, Bengaluru
- Why
- To strengthen the party and reinforce its grassroots network
- Event
- National Council meeting of Janata Dal (Secular)
- Date
- Friday
- Location
- JP Bhavan, Bengaluru
- Positions
- National President and Karnataka State President
- Key Figures
- H.D. Deve Gowda, H.D. Kumaraswamy, C.B. Suresh Babu, Nikhil Kumaraswamy
- Resolutions
- Party strengthening and farmers' issues
- Next Meeting
- JD(S) National Executive meeting on Saturday