Devegowda's gunman is now JDS General Secretary

Bengaluru: JDS National president HD Devegowda appointed his personal assistant and gunman Shiva Kumar as the new general secretary of the party a decision which came as a shocker to the party members.

Shiva Kumar is a gunman and personal assistant to Gowda in New Delhi and still draws a salary from Devegowda claimed a JDS leader close to the party chief.

BM Faruq, an industrialist from Mangaluru has been elevated to the post of the National working president of the party.

Shripath Rao( senior Vice President), Ramesh Babu( spokesperson), Nila Lohith Dasan, LN Narayana Swamy, Mohammed Kunhi, Gaggu babu, NH Konareddy, Hudigere Ramesh, Sharada Nayak were raised to the post of the Vice-President of the party