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JD(S) leader K S Lingesh, 10 others arrested in Rs 750-crore Karnataka land grab case

June 23, 2026 1:49 pm

The Karnataka CID has arrested the accused for allegedly regularising nearly 2,750 acres of government land in the names of bogus beneficiaries.

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Is NDA alliance under strain in Karnataka? JD(S) dials down Deve Gowda's solo pitch for local body polls

December 28, 2025 2:37 pm

JD(S) camp makes it clear that ex-PM's remarks were “more tactical than definitive” and was only a “logical response” to state BJP chief Vijayendra’s comments

Karnataka HC stays case against H D Kumaraswamy regarding ‘false remarks’ against former MP D K Suresh during 2024 Lok Sabha poll campaign

December 06, 2025 8:22 am

The FIR was registered against Kumaraswamy on the complaint of a flying squad member of the Election Commission on April 19, 2024.

JD(S) slams Mysuru corporation’s proposal to rename road after CM Siddaramaiah

December 24, 2024 8:08 pm

JD(S) says renaming a road after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would amount to an insult ‘not only to the historic city of Mysuru, but to the entire state’.

With Kumaraswamy in Modi 3.0, Kerala JD(S) gives in to LDF pressure, set to form new outfit

June 20, 2024 12:43 am

Facing heat from Oppn in the state, CPM had asked JD(S) unit to either cut ties with parent party or exit LDF

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy takes charge as Minister of Heavy Industries. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

Despite initial wish for agriculture ministry, party leadership says JD(S) is happy with industries portfolio

June 12, 2024 9:32 am

The JDS had been hoping for a prominent portfolio in the wake of its contribution to the victories of the BJP and JDS candidates in southern Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls.

JD(S) banks on stable NDA government in Delhi to reap benefits of Lok Sabha poll resurgence

June 09, 2024 6:11 pm

After its remarkable comeback in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, JD(S) insiders say the BJP’s win with a diminished majority is good news for regional parties as they can retain their identity.

The former PM has undertaken campaigning in Bengaluru Rural, Tumkur, Chikamagalur, Mysore, Chikkaballapur in south Karnataka. (Express Archives)

'Who in INDIA can lead the country? Show me one person... Only Modi can shoulder task of PM for third term': Deve Gowda

April 22, 2024 7:30 am

I don't want to comment on Rahul...Pinarayi Vijayan recently referred to Achthunandan's remarks calling him still an 'Amul Baby'...': says JD(S) supremo and ex-PM.

Kumaraswamy on Monday said he was trying to convey to the women that the government gives them Rs 2,000 as part of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme after "pick-pocketing Rs 5,000- 6,000 from their husbands" (File Photo)

Kumaraswamy apologises after backlash over his 'women gone astray' remark

April 15, 2024 1:42 pm

The Karnataka Congress had accused Kumaraswamy of demeaning women after he questioned the government's guarantee schemes for women.

JDS-BJP alliance fails litmus test ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, candidate loses to Congress in Bengaluru MLC poll

February 21, 2024 8:17 am

As a part of the adjustments for the alliance to work effectively in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP conceded the Bangalore teachers' constituency seat to the JDS.