Never underestimate an octogenarian in Indian politics is the lesson of Karnataka elections 2018. For HD Deve Gowda, who turns 85 this month, this is his ‘rising like a phoenix from the ashes’ moment. Gowda has come from behind to get his disciple-turned-foe Siddaramaiah dumped and instead get his son HD Kumaraswamy the seat of Karnataka CM. It worked only to an extent, his party coming third in the race in the Karnataka elections. Also read Karnataka Election 2018: BJP sweeps coastal Karnataka by winning 18 out of 21 seatsThe jury is out on how stable this arrangement would be.

Source: dna May 15, 2018 15:02 UTC