JDS Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy challenged CM Siddaramaiah in Varuna, responding to the CM's remark that JDS would reach single digits. Nikhil predicted JDS winning 59+ seats in 2028 to form an NDA government. He accused the Congress government of diverting ₹29,764 crore from Dalit development funds to guarantee schemes and highlighted the rising farmer suicides and state debt. https://www.kannadaprabha.com/politics/2026/May/14/nikhil-kumaraswamy-throws-challenge-at-cm-siddaramaiah-from-varuna-constituency #creator program