The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Alok Nirantar urges voters through his cartoon to make better use of their fingers by casting votes instead of pointing fingers at political leaders who have let them down.
Hemant Morparia weighs in on the sexual harassment allegations levelled against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi last week by referring to the #MeToo movement.
Mahamud weighs in on the death of over 300 people in Sri Lankan blasts last week on Easter.
Manjul, for Firstpost, takes a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks in which he threatened Pakistan by saying that India’s nuclear weapons were not kept for Diwali.
Nala Ponnappa takes a potshot at the exit polls and on their reliability.
Sandeep Adhwaryu, for The Times of India, shows Lord Buddha telling a man the right virtues of humanity. The cartoonist puns on the word ‘right’, referring to right-wing politics.
Satish Acharya takes a swipe at Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, who is also a noted animal rights activist, for her veiled threat to Muslims by suggesting she didn’t feel like granting their requests if they didn’t vote for her.