BD NarayankarBengaluru, Sept. 12 -- union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy is increasingly outflanking the BJP in Karnataka's Opposition politics by mounting an aggressive campaign against the ruling Congress, positioning himself as a key political challenger ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.
Despite the BJP having a larger Opposition presence in the Assembly, Kumaraswamy has in recent months repeatedly taken the initiative against the Congress government, raising issues and producing documents that have forced the ruling party to respond.
His offensive has ranged from the HMT land controversy and NICE project to alleged irregularities in KPSC recruitment, giving the JD(S) leader a wider political footprint than its numbers in...