The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) recent decision to not offer a Rajya Sabha ticket to H.D. Deve Gowda, the former Prime Minister and patriarch of the Janata Dal (Secular) party, has sparked disappointment among JD(S) supporters and raised questions about the future of their alliance in Karnataka. Deve Gowda's long parliamentary career, which has spanned nearly five decades, is set to conclude on June 25. The BJP announced M. Nagaraja as its candidate for one of the four vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka, with elections scheduled for June 18. This decision is seen by JD(S) members as a sign that the BJP is prioritizing its political agenda over accommodating its alliance partner's senior leader. The Congress party criticized the BJP's move, calling it a humiliation for Gowda, and pointed out that they had previously supported him despite political differences. In response, Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra urged the Congress to focus on its governance issues rather than criticize BJP's candidate selection.