The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Alok Nirantar takes a jibe at Ramdev suggesting that the yoga guru may not be backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Kirtish Bhatt for BBC News Hindi has a take on the Election Commission’s decision to bar Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati from campaigning for their alleged ‘provocative’ and ‘derogatory’ remarks.
Manjul for Firstpost weighs in on the controversy following Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s alleged ‘Khaki underwear’ remarks aimed at actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada. Khan has been banned from campaigning for 72 hours by the EC.
Mika Aziz also illustrates the EC decision to bar Mayawati and Adityanath from campaigning over their controversial remarks.
Nala Ponnappa puns on the word ‘cursive’ as he takes a potshot at BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj who had threatened voters by saying that he would ‘curse’ them if they didn’t vote for him.
Sajith Kumar for Deccan Herald takes a dig at the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over their prolonged efforts to stitch together an alliance in the national capital.
Satish Acharya too takes a dig at the Congress-AAP efforts.