H. D. Kumaraswamy

We have to convince people about the relevance of regional parties, and we are doing that.

I know the pain of coalition government.

Before being CM, I am a human.

During elections, every party has a different strategy and issues.

I wanted to fulfil the unfinished agenda of my father, which was to solve the problems of farmers, daily wage workers, and downtrodden people, irrespective of their caste and religion.

I have deep respect for our armed forces and jawans.

Mr. Modi is engaged in projecting himself as the saviour of the country by capitalising on the air strike following Pulwama attack.

Ours is not the only party which has more representation of family members.

Employment for the younger generation is my top priority.

It is the BJP's duty to criticise and oppose me. I have no problem with that.

The considerations and aspirations of the people in the Lok Sabha polls is completely different from Assembly polls.

Exit polls have gone notoriously wrong in the past.

There is nothing unusual in coalition partners differing on some issues. It is a character of democratic system.

People cutting across caste and communal lines like me. I go to north Karnataka, where people from all communities come to my meetings and rallies.

Everyone wants to come to Bengaluru and establish an empire. In the process, the most neglected people are Kannadigas, who are losing their land and identity. To protect our people, we need a regional party and not for anything else.

When my father was the Prime Minister, was there any terrorist activity in this country? The entire country was calm at that time.

Unlike the Congress or the BJP leaders, who are away from people, I am not. I mix with people, and I know how they feel. That gives me an edge over the Congress and the BJP.

It was the BJP that betrayed me when one of its members made the Rs 150-crore bribery allegation against me without evidence.

We are neither anti-urban nor pro-rural. We know there is a gap between urban and rural areas; we are only trying to bridge it.

My father was the prime minister and we had Tamil Nadu's support.

I am not a saleable commodity.

When grave allegations of corruption and criminal charges were leveled against me, BJP leaders chose to take it lightly.

Politics is nothing but opportunism.

As chief minister, I have worked towards implementing programmes strongly.

I'm an emotional person, but it is not my helplessness.