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, Sandeep Adhwaryu for The Times of India takes a potshot at Left in West Bengal after reports that a large percentage of the CPI(M)’s vote-bank shifted allegiance to the BJP.
Sajith Kumar for Deccan Herald on BJP, following up its good Lok Sabha showing in West Bengal, by poaching three Trinamool MLAs and over 60 local councillors.
Manjul for Firstpost recreates the cover of Mario Puzo’s novel, ‘The Godfather‘, as he depicts the crisis in the Congress in the wake of party president Rahul Gandhi offering to resign.
Alok Nirantar for Sakal Media Group also weighs on Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s resignation saga.
Kirtish Bhatt for BBC News Hindi shows members of the Congress Working Committee urging Rahul Gandhi to learn from BJP president Amit Shah rather than resigning from his post.
Hemant Morparia shows the Congress benefiting from the Sabarimala discord in Kerala, which saw the BJP pitted against the ruling CPM.
Nala Ponnappa takes a dig at Ramdev’s recent controversial remarks, in which he said the third child in a family should be denied voting rights while also calling for a ban on alcohol.