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In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar pokes fun at resort owners in Karnataka who are in high demand during the election season. Voting in Karnataka is to be held in a single phase on 10 May with the counting of votes scheduled for 13 May.
Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case. Here, Bhatt draws comparisons between Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and him now facing eviction from his official residence at 12 Tughlak Lane in Lutyens’ Delhi.
Satish Acharya celebrates the success of the first Women Premier League (WPL) in India where Mumbai Indians emerged as the winners. Meanwhile, the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
Sajith Kumar draws on EC’s announcement of dates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, while also alluding to PM Narendra Modi’s speech at the inauguration of a new wing of the BJP headquarters in Delhi where he accused the Opposition of trying to save the corrupt.
PenPencilDraw alludes to remarks made by a bench of the Supreme Court while hearing a petition highlighting instances of hate speech by political leaders.