The Kerala leadership of the Janata Dal (S) [JD(S)] on October 27, 2023 claimed that its party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has automatically lost his position as the national president by deciding to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Stating that they were “the real JD(S)“ following the decision by Mr. Gowda and his son H.D. Kumaraswamy to partner with the BJP, Mathew T. Thomas, MLA, and Kerala president of the party, said there was no lack of clarity on their position.