JD(S) on April 30, 2023 suspended its Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna from the party with immediate effect over an alleged sex scandal involving him. The suspension came minutes after the party core committee that met in Hubballi recommended his suspension to its national president and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, who is also Revanna's grandfather.
A day after his suspension, Revanna who reportedly fled to Germany broke his silence on the allegations. In a post on X, Revanna said that 'truth shall prevail soon'.
Editorji's Vikram Chandra talks to The News Minute's Editor-in-Chief, Dhanya Rajendran on the controversy and the implications it will have on elections in Karnataka and BJP-JD(S) political ties.