JD(S) at Crossroads: Kumaraswamy Switches from 'Safe Mode' to 'Save Mode' amid Family Feud, Revanna Row

The situation has created an opportunity for HD Kumaraswamy to strengthen his control over the JD(S) amid the ongoing power tussle within the Gowda family. The strategy that Kumaraswamy devised with Amit Shah to consolidate the Lingayat votes of the BJP and Vokkaliga votes of the JD(S) for a resounding win seems to have worked like a charm for the NDA in the Karnataka Lok Sabha polls