Deve Gowda interview | ‘BJP is in difficulty unless it takes some radical steps’
The Hindu
‘The adamant attitude not to repeal three farm laws has eroded their popularity in northern States’
H.D. Deve Gowda was catapulted from Karnataka politics to the national arena after a fractured mandate in the 1996 general elections. He came as a surprise choice to head the 13-party United Front government, supported by the Congress. A relatively unknown political face outside Karnataka back then, Mr. Gowda became the 13th Prime Minister on June 1, 1996, after the fall of the 13-day first NDA government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee. Tuesday marks the 25th anniversary of the swearing in of Mr. Gowda as the Prime Minister. He remained in power for 10 months and 22 days. Excerpts from the interview with The Hindu.More Related News