Congress smashes BJP fortress, and the Kingfisher set to fly into Indian jail

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

Irfan | Outlook magazine

Trends so far for the five-state assembly elections suggest a Congress win in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, all currently led by BJP governments. Cartoonist Irfan weighs in.

Mahamud | @MPadubidri

Former RBI governor Urjit Patel’s resignation made big news yesterday, especially as it followed reports of a strained relationship between the central bank and the Narendra Modi government. Cartoonist Mahamud paints the resignation as Urjit refusing to do the government’s bidding.

 

Mika Aziz | Twitter

Mika Aziz offers comment on the assembly election results, suggesting that after blazing through two BJP bastions and Rajasthan, Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s next mission was clear.

Manjul, Firstpost

In Firstpost, Manjul weighs in on the Congress’ propensity to find fault with EVMs when at the losing end of an election.

R. Prasad | The Economic Times

R. Prasad wishes liquor baron Vijay Mallya, accused of fraud and set to be extradited, a happy stay in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail. A British court had Monday allowed his extradition to India. During the hearings, one of the arguments employed by Mallya to oppose India’s extradition plea was the poor condition of the country’s jails.