The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Alok Nirantar, for Sakal Media Group, takes a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invoking late Congress prime ministers in his election speeches.
Satish Acharya takes a potshot at BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav for saying that BJP already has a king, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that the party doesn’t need kingmakers.
Sandeep Adhwaryu, for The Times of India, takes a dig at the country’s education system by referring to the results of CBSE and CISCE board exams announced this week.
Manjul, for Firstpost, takes a swipe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s ‘unconditional apology’ to the Supreme Court for ‘unintentionally’ linking its Rafale order to his ‘chowkidar chor hai’ slogan to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sajith Kumar, for Deccan Herald, also takes a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invoking late Congress PMs – Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi – in his election speeches.
Mahamud illustrates the two sides of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – the one in 2014 election and the other in this election. While in 2014, Modi talked about his ’56-inch’ chest to seek votes, this time his tongue has grown bigger and he is making fiery speeches to get votes.