Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda, more commonly referred to as DVS, is well known for his amiable demeanour and ever smiling countenance. Yet, if he has survived the rough and tumble of party and government – with stints as Karnataka CM; Minister for Railways, Minister for Law and Justice and Statistics and Programme Implementation in the Narendra Modi government – then it is on account of his long years of experience.
Born into a Vokkaliga family in a village close to the Kerala border in Sullia taluk of Karnataka, the 66-year-old Gowda’s initiation into politics took place through his association with the BJP’s student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. As a law student at the Vaikunta Baliga College of Law in Udupi, he was elected as the general secretary of the student’s union. He went on to become the district general secretary of the ABVP and quit his law practice to plunge into active politics.
Gowda joined the Jan Sangh and became president of the Sullia Assembly constituency. Later, he joined the BJP and served as the president of the Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the party, in Dakshina Kannada.
His electoral career began in 1994 as an MLA from the Puttur Assembly constituency. He represented the seat in 1999 and became the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Gowda defeated Congress stalwart and former CM Veerappa Moily in Mangalore.
Good evening and welcome to the latest edition of 'The Political Theater'. Today, we have with us Union Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda.
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