The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul takes a dig at the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra which is beset by tensions regarding the post of chief minister. Shiv Sena has demanded a written assurance from the BJP for implementing “equal formula for sharing of power” before holding talks on forming the government.
Alok Nirantar also weighs in on the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance and Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘high hopes’ of forming the government in Maharashtra on his terms.
Satish Acharya shows NCP strongman Sharad Pawar guarding a frail opposition in Maharashtra from the wrath of Modi and Shah. The cartoonist has reinterpreted a recent photograph of the 78-year-old leader who had campaigned on a rainy day before the Maharashtra elections.
Gopal Shoonya takes a jibe at controversial former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda who had extended his unconditional support to the BJP in forming the government. The BJP has, however, sealed an alliance with Dushyant Chautala’s JJP. Kanda was accused of allegedly abetting the suicide of an employee in his aviation company in 2012.
And a smoke-filled Diwali greeting card from Nala Ponnappa.