The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Kirtish Bhatt | BBC News Hindi
Kirtish Bhatt, for BBC News Hindi, takes a dig at the nationalist image of the BJP connecting it with the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The film, PM Narendra Modi, is caught in a web of controversies with the opposition demanding that its release before the Lok Sabha elections be stalled.
Manjul, for the Firstpost, takes a jibe at BJP veteran L.K. Advani who wrote a blog on Thursday saying that respect for diversity is the essence of Indian democracy. The cartoonist illustrates that it was Advani who had sowed the seeds of hate through his 1990 rath yatras, which were part of the Ram Janmabhoomi campaign and that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992.
Alok Nirantar takes a swipe at Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani for criticising Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest from two seats – Wayanad in Kerala and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Irani seems to have forgotten the fact that in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also contested from two seats – Vadodara in Gujarat and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Nala Ponnappa | TwitterNala Ponnappa weighs in on the Gandhi family’s election venture in Wayanad, from where party president Rahul Gandhi has filed his nomination.
Sandeep Adhwaryu | The Times of India
Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a swipe at the Election Commission of India as he depicts the uneven playing field in the election.
Suhail Naqshbandi weighs in on the Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to ban civilian traffic from dawn to dusk for two days every week until May 31 on the 270-km national highway in the Valley to facilitate the movement of security convoys. The move comes after 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Pulwama district on February 14 along this key arterial stretch.