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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicBasavaraj Bommai

Topic: Basavaraj Bommai

Respect, but without the reins? How Karnataka BJP’s giving Yediyurappa mixed signals

Political experts say not seeing Yediyurappa at the helm in upcoming assembly elections may affect Lingayat votes, a dominant community in Karnataka with considerable political clout.

Modi-Shah’s leadership mettle to face the toughest test yet in coming Assembly elections

Vasundhara Raje and BS Yediyurappa must be BJP high command's biggest worry. Modi and Shah aren’t known to give in to regional satraps.

‘Good chance of Lingayats coming back after Yediyurappa’s removal as CM,’ says Congress’s MB Patil

Chairman of Congress' campaign committee in poll-bound Karnataka, Patil says work to win back Lingayat vote has begun & that smart ticket distribution within the community will be key.

Farewell speech but innings far from over for 79-yr-old Yediyurappa — BJP ‘backbone in Karnataka’

Former Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa delivered a farewell speech in Karnataka assembly this week, but said Friday he will work for the BJP 'till my last breath'. State goes to polls this year.

Ram temple, mutts & shrines — Hindutva push in Bommai govt budget as Karnataka heads to polls

Chief minister presented budget worth nearly Rs 2,000 crore amid chants of 'liar liar' by Congress leaders, who had flowers tucked to their ears in protest against ‘fraudulent’ budget.

Why BJP top leadership is taking over in poll-bound Karnataka with Bommai govt in back seat

PM Modi and senior BJP leaders are making a beeline for state, inaugurating projects, giving speeches & attending events while Bommai-led govt wades from one challenge to another.

Scandals, ‘vested interests’: How BJP’s awkward squad could trip up party in Karnataka poll race

Bommai government faces obstacles from within BJP’s ranks in Karnataka, with some leaders alleging corruption, contradicting the party line, and making embarrassing statements.

With Bommai on ropes, Yediyurappa is BJP’s brahmastra in Karnataka. But he drives hard bargain

BJP has asked Bommai to field BSY's younger son from Shikaripura. Its problem is two-pronged — bet on CM has not paid off & it does not have another mass leader in Karnataka.

How BJP’s Bommai gamble threatens to backfire in Karnataka — caste anger, corruption, ‘no control’

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has struggled to manage voter expectations. Bengaluru's crumbling infrastructure & graft charges against his government have added to his woes.

Centre approves Kalasa-Banduri project in poll-bound Karnataka, Bommai calls it PM Modi’s ‘gift’

The project is aimed at facilitating drinking water in drought-hit northern Karnataka by diverting water from Mahadayi river. Maharashtra and Goa have opposed the move.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.