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 dig at the opposition parties for raising the issue of alleged EVM tampering.
Mahamud weighs in on the exit polls, most of which have predicted a clean sweep for the BJP and big setback for the Congress.
Satish Acharya also weighs in on the exit polls predicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s return to power with comfortable majority and dashing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s hopes of a Grand Opposition shaping up.
Kirtish Bhatt, for BBC News, takes a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paying tributes to former Congress PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary on 21 May. Modi had allegedly tried to make Rajiv Gandhi and his legacy an election issue.
Manjul, for Firstpost, takes a dig at the exit polls, most of which had predicted over 300 seats for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.
Sajith Kumar, for Deccan Herald, takes a swipe at the opposition parties for invariably alleging tampering of electronic voting machines.