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Narendra Modi meets former PM HD Deve Gowda in Delhi

| @@indiablooms | Jul 26, 2024, at 04:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda at official his residence in New Delhi.

In an X post, the Prime Minister said: “It was an honour to meet former Prime Minister, Shri HD Devegowda Ji at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. His wisdom and perspective on various subjects are deeply valued. I am also thankful for the artwork that he gave me, taking my mind back to my recent visit to Kanyakumari. @H_D_Devegowda @hd_kumaraswamy.”

Taking to the X, HD Kumaraswamy thanked PM Modi and said, "I was blown away by the bond between them and the love and trust they both have for each other. The meeting at the Prime Minister's office in the Parliament House was very memorable. I am thankful for the love, trust and affection shown towards us by the honourable Prime Minister."

This meeting assumes significance as it has come days' after Deve Gowda had a 'surprise' meeting with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on December 15.

Notably, the Janata Dal (Secular) of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on September 22 announced an alliance with the BJP in Karnataka and formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The Congress had dubbed the alliance an act of survival by the JDS.

 

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