July 30, 1988
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Shake hands and make up

Chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde and the dissidents, led by H. D. Deve Gowda, have called a truce. But, given the belligerence of both sides, how long will it last? WHh deliberate cunning chief minister R.K. Hegde tried to reduce the serious matter of dissidence to a simple issue of discipline. But it is not likely […]

July 9, 1988
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Hegde’s nemesis

H.D. Deve Gowda has none of Ramakrishna Hegde’s charm, but his dissidence has finished off the Karnataka chief minister’s national ambitions. View PDF