Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda said his state Karnataka suffered greatly under the BJP government, days before the state is due to go to polls on 12 May. The former Prime Minister also shared his views on Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that ever since he took charge, the graph is going down. He said that Modi was also aware of the downward trend and the euphoria he created around himself is also slowly dying out.