HM Ramesh Gowda named JD(S) city unit head

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Former MLC HM Ramesh Gowda was na med t he J D(S) Bengaluru city president on Friday. The decision was taken by the collective leadership of former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, JD(S) patriarch H D Devegowda, partystate president CM I bra hi m and other senior leaders.

The party has decided to give the position to a younger face. The post had been held by JD(S) senior leader R Prakash earlier. “Ramesh Gowda has been appointed on the orders of former prime minister and party’s national president HD Deve Gowda and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy,” Ibrahim said.

In the past year, JD(S) had taken out the “Janata Mitra” programme to woo the voters of Bengaluru city sinceitis home to 28 Assembly constituencies and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may also be announced in the months to come.