Archive · 9 Oct 2026
JDS Father and Son Clash Over Periyapatna Election Plans
K. Mahadev and his son, P.M. Prasanna, are both connected to the JDS party in Periyapatna.
They reportedly disagree about who should run for the Assembly seat in 2028.
Mahadev lost the seat in the 2023 election.
Mahadev says Prasanna has been drawing party workers away and wrongly saying he has the state party president’s approval.
Prasanna also organized a march asking the government to call the area drought-hit.
Mahadev says the march went against the party’s plans.
The party has now asked Prasanna to respond to a notice within seven days.
It may take disciplinary action if he does not respond.
The JDS taluk unit issued P.M. Prasanna a notice over reported anti-party activities and gave him seven days to respond.
Former MLA K. Mahadev and Prasanna are reportedly at odds over who should contest the Periyapatna Assembly seat in 2028.
Mahadev lost the 2023 election to a Congress candidate by about 20,000 votes.
Mahadev accused Prasanna of diverting party workers and falsely claiming to act on the state party president’s orders.
In September, Prasanna held a separate march demanding that Periyapatna taluk be declared drought-hit, despite party objections.
- Who
- Former JDS MLA K. Mahadev, his son P.M. Prasanna, and the JDS taluk unit.
- What
- The JDS taluk unit issued Prasanna a notice over alleged anti-party activities amid a reported father-son dispute over the 2028 Assembly contest.
- When
- The notice was reported on Friday; Prasanna was given seven days to reply. The article also refers to a separate march in September.
- Where
- Periyapatna Assembly seat in Mysuru district, Karnataka.
- Why
- The reported dispute centers on political ambitions for the 2028 election and disagreements over Prasanna’s activities and march.
Mahadev’s allegations
Prasanna’s reported position
Party workers and authority
Mahadev’s allegations
Mahadev accused Prasanna of diverting party workers and misleading them by claiming to act on the state JDS president’s orders, despite holding no party position.
Prasanna’s reported position
The article reports that Prasanna believes he has a better chance than his father of winning the 2028 election; it does not provide his response to Mahadev’s accusations.
Drought-status march
Mahadev’s allegations
Mahadev said the party had already held a demonstration and that Prasanna’s separate march went against party wishes and was organized for personal gain.
Prasanna’s reported position
Prasanna’s march called for the state government to declare Periyapatna taluk drought-hit; the article does not quote his response to Mahadev’s criticism.
2028 candidacy
Mahadev’s allegations
Mahadev is reportedly unwilling to make way for his son to contest the Periyapatna seat in 2028.
Prasanna’s reported position
Prasanna reportedly believes he should have contested in 2023 and considers his prospects for winning in 2028 better than his father’s.
- Party
- Janata Dal Secular (JDS)
- Seat
- Periyapatna Assembly seat, Mysuru district
- Notice recipient
- P.M. Prasanna
- Response deadline
- Seven days
- Previous election
- K. Mahadev lost the 2023 Assembly election to a Congress nominee by about 20,000 votes.
- Disputed march
- Prasanna marched from Bettadapura to Periyapatna town, seeking drought-hit status for the taluk.
- Reported future contest
- Both are said to have their eyes on the 2028 election from Periyapatna.