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Karnataka Elections 2018

Reports on the Karnataka state elections 2018

Why the idea of a national ‘mahagathbandhan’ may be just wishful thinking

D.K. Singh - May 23, 2018

Room 402: Where BJP lost even the little hope it had to snatch Karnataka

D.K. Shivakumar: Karnataka Congressman for whom defeating BJP designs is becoming a habit

Karnataka victory seen helping moves by opposition to unite against BJP at national level

Reddy’s ‘Operation Kamala’ in Karnataka: This is what its version 2.0 could look like

Rohini Swamy - May 17, 2018

Congress & JD(S) fear BJP will repeat its successful 2008 'Operation Kamala' as it ropes in mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy to help form the government by trying to circumvent the anti-defection law.

Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka CM Thursday, governor gives 15 days for floor test

Rohini Swamy - May 16, 2018

Congress says governor Vajubhai Vala has ‘shamed his office’, JD(S) set to move Supreme Court against the decision to invite BJP.

‘Moral cop’ Muthalik & Sri Ram Sene make political debut but Karnataka says no thanks

Ruhi Tewari - May 16, 2018

The Right-wing fringe group contested 40 seats under the Shiv Sena’s banner but managed to cross 500 votes in just about 10 constituencies.

Kumaraswamy dares BJP: I am not a saint, can poach your MLAs if you poach ours

Rohini Swamy - May 16, 2018

All parties are trying to keep their flock close, making calls to each of their MLA-elects to ensure they had not been poached.

Narendra Modi’s campaign-to-seats won ratio trumps Rahul Gandhi’s in Karnataka

Pragya Kaushika - May 16, 2018

Despite a late start to the campaign, the PM touched 21 constituencies, and the BJP ended up winning 12 of them. New Delhi: When Prime...

How Karnataka responded to candidates from local dynasties

Rohini Swamy - May 16, 2018

While Siddaramaiah’s son and K.H. Muniyappa’s daughter won their seats, law minister Jayachandra and son Santosh both lost. Bengaluru: Did giving tickets to the children...

Dalits show love for the Congress in Karnataka, but slightly more for the BJP

Kritika Sharma - May 16, 2018

While the state’s Dalits have traditionally been Congress voters, they have also aligned with the BJP in the past, and produced a photo finish...

For the first time in 46 yrs, Karnataka’s bellwether seat Shirahatti may buck the trend

Rajgopal Singh - May 15, 2018

The unique trend started way back in 1972 when the Congress won the Shirahatti seat and went on to form the government led by Devraj Urs.

How BJP’s champion campaigner helped turn the tide for BJP in Karnataka

Jyoti Malhotra - May 15, 2018

The PM’s social media team was always one step ahead, ensuring that his messaging at political rallies was significantly different from the much more structured content he delivered on his app.

Congress’s loss in Karnataka assembly election reflects on Rahul Gandhi’s power as the high command

Maneesh Chhibber - May 15, 2018

Gandhi should ask himself if his grandmother would have allowed a chief minister to dictate the terms of an electoral campaign.

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Karnataka Elections 2018

Why the idea of a national ‘mahagathbandhan’ may be just wishful thinking

Room 402: Where BJP lost even the little hope it had to snatch Karnataka

D.K. Shivakumar: Karnataka Congressman for whom defeating BJP designs is becoming a habit

Karnataka victory seen helping moves by opposition to unite against BJP at national level

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