The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Manjul, for Firstpost, pokes fun at the low voter turnout in Mumbai. The city is infamous for its poor polling percentage. But, on the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on 29 April, the city bucked that trend as four of the six Lok Sabha constituencies in Mumbai recorded more than 50 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm.
Sajith Kumar | Deccan HeraldSajith Kumar weighs in on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray’s opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through his cartoons.
Alok Nirantar illustrates Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray in the context of the latter campaigning against the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.
Kirtish Bhatt, for BBC News Hindi, takes a potshot at celebrity voters showing their inked fingers after voting, while the common man is not expected to do such things.
Mika Aziz weighs in on Samajwadi Party (SP) fielding former BSF constable Tej Bhadur Yadav from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
R. Prasad | The Economic Times
R. Prasad, for The Economic Times, also weighs in on the political contest in Varanasi between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and SP’s Tej Bhadur Yadav.