No immediate change in JDS state president: H.D. Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Union Minister and JDS State President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday clarified that there are no immediate plans to change the party's state president.
Speaking to media representatives in the city, Kumaraswamy addressed speculation about a potential leadership change within the party. "Currently, there is no discussion about changing the state president. I am the state president right now," he stated. He acknowledged requests to give more party responsibility to Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the youth wing president, but confirmed that no discussions have taken place on the matter.
Coordination committee with BJP to be formed soon
Kumaraswamy announced that a coordination committee between the JDS and BJP will be formed shortly. "Discussions have been held with BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra and other leaders of the party. A decision has been made to form one coordination committee for Bengaluru and another for the state," he said. He added that a final decision on the committees' formation will be made within a week to ten days.
He also mentioned that the JDS core committee will be restructured and that a separate committee will be formed to strengthen the party for the upcoming Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation elections.
Kumaraswamy hits back at Congress
Responding to criticism from Minister Priyank Kharge, Kumaraswamy launched a sharp counter-attack on the Congress party. "Weren't these the same Congress leaders who came to our doorstep for power? Didn't they know that I had previously formed a government with the BJP?" he questioned.
He urged the Congress to stop engaging in "petty politics" regarding the JDS and instead focus on addressing the flood situation in the Kalaburagi district. "I have criticized the RSS in the past, I don't deny it. But what has the Congress done? They were given 136 seats in the state. They are not listening to the people's problems. People are on the streets in Kalaburagi. What relief have you provided to the distressed farmers?" Kumaraswamy asked.
Recalling the Congress's long rule, he added, "For 50 years after independence, the Congress party ruled the country. People elected Congress MPs in all 28 constituencies. Congress was in power at both the Centre and the state. What did those MPs bring for Karnataka? How much funding did they secure for the state? Which irrigation projects did they resolve? Instead of discussing us, they should introspect."
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
