Deve Gowda had a relatively low profile outside the Janata Dal (Secular), a regional political party in Karnataka led by former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda. Gowda has the opportunity of not just defeating a sitting chief minister but also avenging his boss H.D. “I am not under any pressure, neither am I scared of contesting against the chief minister,” Gowda says. Siddaramaiah returned to Chamundeshwari after vacating his Varuna seat for his son, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, who is making his electoral debut. “The chief minister did not allow me to do any work,” Gowda says.

Source: Mint May 08, 2018 15:11 UTC