Focus is on party revamp, he saysSpiking speculation about his party’s merger with the BJP, former Prime Minister and JD(S) national president H.D. Deve Gowda said on Saturday that his focus was on keeping the regional party alive and on trying to take it to power on its “own strength” in the 2023 Assembly elections. “We will focus on building the party. My priority is to build the party,” he said, when asked about allegations of his party “going soft” on the ruling BJP. Mr. Gowda dropped hints of his son and former Chief Minister H.D.

Source: The Hindu December 26, 2020 17:53 UTC