When he was PWD minister, he fought with CM Ramakrishna Hegde and divided Janatha Dal into 3 pieces. Since 5 years he started slowly kicking all the good leaders like PGR Sindya, Sidda Ramaiah, HN Nanjegowda out of his party to promote his uncivilized sons to CM and higher post. We can call his party as JD-Cast not JD-Secular because this is only party in Karnataka divides state based on caste. He can win few seats only in some part of southern Karnataka where he has his caste base. Not all his cast peoples support him.
When his son Kumaraswamy became CM, 20 months back, he pretended as if he does not know anything and started blaming his son for forming government with BJP. Now he calls BJP as non-secular. Actually It was hidden agent of Davegowda and his family to remove congress and go with BJP to make his son as CM of the state. Few weeks before his son became CM, Devegowda went to Delhi and met with Vajippaye/Advani and planned everything behind the scene.
As you all know last year Davegowda started blaming Narayana Murthy for not giving jobs to Kannadigas. Because Davegowda thinks himself as a great person of the state and no one should be above him, that is why is he jalousie of Narayana Murthy, Premji and other great entrepreneur who have done great achievement for the state. First of all being a politician for a long time what Davegowda has done for the state, nothing. As a entrepreneur, Narayana Muthy has done great job and because of him Bangalore and Karnat