Quotes from H. D. Kumaraswamy

The Congress and BJP both have refused to waive off farm loans from nationalised banks. I have shared that our party will do this if voted to power.

I am a very sensitive person.

Unlike the Congress and BJP, which seek vote on communal lines, I seek votes on issues.

According to me, all Congress leaders are supporting me. MLAs and leaders are happy with me.

I know the pain of coalition government.

I am not a saleable commodity.

Emotions are my weakness. It is in my blood. It is very difficult to control.

Exit polls have gone notoriously wrong in the past.

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

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

People of the country are totally disappointed with the administration of Narendra Modi.

I will work towards ensuring that farmers do not face any crisis and live up to the confidence they have reposed in me.

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

I have lived with the people, and I, too, know their pulse; I am the people's CM.

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.

I personally thank Rahul Gandhi. He has given me complete free hand in running the government.

Poor Rahul Gandhi doesn't know the ABCD of Karnataka politics.

One must realise that it is not a child's play to run a government.

There always will naturally be some differences when you form the government with coalition parties. Even some single party governments also face several issues.

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

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

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.

My workers are efficient - instead of trusting those backstabbing, trust those who work honestly.

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.