元首相デーブ・ゴウダは,JDSを国会に対抗し,4月までに新たな指導選挙を計画している. Former PM Deve Gowda defends JDS against Congress, plans new leadership election by April.

元首相 HD デベ・ガウダは,党の強さと,その労働者からの支持を主張し,党を弱めるための議会の試みに対して,国民党 (世俗主義) 党と,中央大臣 HD 熊元氏を擁護した. Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda defended the Janata Dal (Secular) party and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy against the Congress party's attempts to weaken them, asserting the party's strength and support from its workers. JDSは4月までに新国家会長を選出し,その組織構造を強化することを目指す. The JDS plans to elect a new state president by April and is focusing on strengthening its organizational structure. 一方,野党首のR・アシュカは,開発の阻害に係る国内権力紛争を国家政府を批判した. Meanwhile, opposition leader R Ashoka criticized the state government for internal power struggles hindering development.