Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and other Janata Dal (S) leaders at the party’s Silver Jubilee celebrations in Bengaluru on November 22, 2025. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
Former prime minister and Janata Dal (S) national president HD Deve Gowda on Saturday said it was out of the question for his party to sever ties with the NDA under any circumstances.
“We have full faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah,” he said while addressing party workers and leaders at the JD (S) silver jubilee celebrations.
“We stand firmly behind the NDA. We believe in the leadership of PM Modi. There is a strong government under him. Our workers and leaders must never forget that,” he urged.
Recalling the party’s long association with national politics, he said, “We worked with Jayaprakash Narayan and the Jan Sangh during the Emergency, which was the second freedom struggle. For the sake of the nation, we must continue to work together. The Congress must be taught a lesson for its mismanagement.”
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Comparing his party to the Janata Dal (U), which is headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Mr Gowda said: “In the north it is JD(U). In the south it is JD-S… Here is Nitish Kumar and here is Kumaraswamy.”
He added, “Nitish Kumar has been in politics for 30 years. He has taken oath 10 times. He is a sharp and intelligent political leader. We have to keep that in mind as we move forward.” JD(S) and JD(U) are breakaway factions of the original Janata Dal.
Published – 22 Nov 2025 22:20 IST
