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In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep Adhwaryu, referring to poll results declared this week, draws on the scale of BJP’s victory in Gujarat, a win for the Congress in Himachal Pradesh and the AAP wresting control of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from the BJP.
Sajith Kumar takes a swipe at the Congress over its abysmal performance in the Gujarat assembly elections, where the party was able to secure only 17 seats with 27 per cent vote share compared to its 2017 tally of 77 seats with 41 per cent vote share.
Satish Acharya alludes to the BJP’s reaction to the assembly and MCD election results, suggesting that the party lauded PM Modi for the massive victory in Gujarat, while downplaying its loss to the Congress in Himachal and to the AAP in the MCD polls.
Manjul suggests that credit for the BJP’s victory in Gujarat will go to Prime Minister Modi and blame for the party’s loss in Himachal will rest with BJP chief J.P. Nadda, while the party will rely on Union Home minister Amit Shah to turn the tables in MCD and Himachal.
Neelabh draws on the frenzy surrounding the ongoing football FIFA World Cup in Qatar where Argentina is set to face unbeaten Netherlands in the quarter finals.