Addressing a gathering of JD(S) and BJP workers in Channapatna, Kumaraswamy defended his family's political legacy, declaring, "Deve Gowda's family are not cowards. Nikhil is a warrior." ...

The Deve Gowda family belongs to the Vokkaliga community, which is the second largest in the state after the Lingayats. The JD-S enjoys the backing of the community, though the Congress has tried ...