Pm Praises Deve Gowda

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda had some words of appreciation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who went plogging on a beach in Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram on Saturday, ahead of his second round of informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today balanced the generous praise he had heaped on rival Janata Dal Secular, or JDS, leader HD Deve Gowda with his assessment of Deve Gowda's party in next week's assembly election. PM Modi said the laggard JDS's best performance could take it no further than the third place in the race for power in Karnataka and asked...

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public praise, JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda sought to play down the remarks, insisting that it was no indication of any "understanding" between the two parties for the Karnataka assembly elections.

Even as the BJP has declared that it will need no leg up to form the government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may just have alluded to a Plan B today with generous praise for HD Deve Gowda, whose party, many believe, will decide whether the Congress retains the southern state - or loses it to the BJP.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda had some words of appreciation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who went plogging on a beach in Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram on Saturday, ahead of his second round of informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today balanced the generous praise he had heaped on rival Janata Dal Secular, or JDS, leader HD Deve Gowda with his assessment of Deve Gowda's party in next week's assembly election. PM Modi said the laggard JDS's best performance could take it no further than the third place in the race for power in Karnataka and asked...

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public praise, JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda sought to play down the remarks, insisting that it was no indication of any "understanding" between the two parties for the Karnataka assembly elections.

Even as the BJP has declared that it will need no leg up to form the government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may just have alluded to a Plan B today with generous praise for HD Deve Gowda, whose party, many believe, will decide whether the Congress retains the southern state - or loses it to the BJP.