The faction, now headed by former party national vice president C K Nanu, claims to have the support of 12 of 19 JD(S) MLAs and said it would look to align itself with socialist parties
JD(S) supremo scotches buzz of Kumaraswamy becoming LoP with BJP help; reassures MLAs with Muslim support base, who are concerned about the party's ‘rightwards tilt’ since the Assembly polls
Asked about the Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 general elections, JDS patriarch HD Deve Gowda said that Congress should set its house in order. He called the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi 'very unfortunate'.