Bengaluru: The JD(S) on Sunday decided to support former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, the opposition candidate in the Presidential polls.
Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and his son H.D. Kumaraswamy endorsed the candidature of Meira by signing on her nomination papers in the presence of Congress leaders in Bengaluru. Earlier, KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara, AICC Secretary Suraj Hegde and other Congress leaders met Gowda at his residence in Bengaluru and sought JD-S’ support for Meira.
