On Saturday, the Congress-JDS coalition in Karnataka was pushed to the edge after 13 Congress and JD(S) MLAs submitted their resignations to bring its number to 105, on par with the BJP, in the 224-member Assembly.
Recently, JD(S) had filed an FIR against senior journalist Vishweshwar Bhat for publishing an article on Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy’s son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy
There are no laws against the son or daughter of a politician joining politics and seeking election. But the nepotism and feudal power play, the repugnant elitism and entitlement that makes the same son and daughter assume that they are above scrutiny and accountability has to go.
An octogenarian-opportunistic father, a mediocre son, often conned by the Congress and routinely ridiculed by the BJP. So far, this is the story of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
As expected, Sumalatha, wife of late actor and former Congress leader MH Ambareesh has missed out on Mandya Lok Sabha ticket. She is all set to contest as an independent candidate, with a tactical backing by the BJP against Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
It's not even a month since her husband died and she is already nursing political ambitions: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy's brother HD Revanna on Sumalatha