Shivakumar’s elevation as Karnataka CM poses existential challenge for JD(S)
D.K. Shivakumar's rise as Chief Minister of Karnataka presents significant challenges for the Janata Dal (Secular). The JD(S) is facing a potential loss of influence, particularly among the Vokkaliga community, as minority voters shift towards Congress. Upcoming Assembly elections in 2028 are expected to be crucial for the JD(S), prompting discussions of strategic moves by party leaders.
- ▪D.K. Shivakumar's elevation as CM is seen as a disadvantage for H.D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S).
- ▪Minority voters have shifted from JD(S) to Congress under the leadership of Siddaramaiah.
- ▪The JD(S) is preparing for existential challenges in the upcoming 2028 Assembly elections.
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The change of guard in Karnataka’s Congress-led government is emerging as an existential challenge for the Janata Dal (Secular), with some dramatic decisions, including a possible return to full-time State politics by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, being contemplated by the party leadership.For the JD(S), D.K. Shivakumar’s elevation is seen as politically disadvantageous for Mr. Kumaraswamy, as both leaders belong to the Vokkaliga community and have been engaged in a decades-long contest for influence over the community, especially in the Old Mysore region of the State.Minority voters, who were earlier part of the JD(S) and Congress vote bank, later shifted largely to the Congress under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s AHINDA combination of backward classes, minorities and Dalits, along…
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