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BJP seeks EC action against Sonia Gandhi for reference to Karnataka’s ‘sovereignty’, but she never used word

In complaint submitted Monday, BJP election management committee convener Shobha Karandlaje also urged EC to direct registration of FIR against Congress former president.

‘We don’t need the BJP’ — why a section of Lingayats is batting for Congress ahead of Karnataka polls

Leaders of Veerashaiva-Lingayat community have given call to defeat BJP over its alleged ‘ill-treatment’ of Lingayat strongman and former CM BS Yediyurappa. 

Congress must win 130+ seats in Karnataka to avoid a hung house and BJP’s horse trading

So far all opinion polls point towards a Congress victory. BJP seems burdened by corruption, internal dissension and defection.

Had it been about dynasty, they would have made me minister, says Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra

BJP candidate from Shikaripura, Vijayendra says that 'pro-people policies of Yediyurappa-Bommai govt reaching every home in Karnataka is a boost'.

Siddaramaiah made Tipu Sultan a hero, BJP reacted to celebration of a tyrant, says Tejasvi Surya

In an interview, BJP MP from Bengaluru South says all surveys will fall flat as party will 100% retain power in the state, and that Basavaraj Bommai has performed well as CM.

Missing from BJP’s Karnataka star campaigner list — Tejasvi Surya, Pratap Simha & Yediyurappa’s son

BJP star campaigner list for Karnataka includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, eight Cabinet ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, and three chief ministers of BJP states.

Karnataka, BJP’s OBC jibe, opposition unity — why Rahul Gandhi is talking about caste census

At three rallies in poll-bound Karnataka this week, the Congress leader brought up caste census, which was also discussed at party's Udaipur 'Nav Sankalp Shivir' & Raipur plenary.

Homosexuality is de-criminalised. Why stop people from marrying?

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘Humiliated, treated as use & throw’: Denied ticket, former Karnataka CM Shettar quits BJP

Shettar says senior BJP leaders offered him Rajya Sabha seat, Union Cabinet berth but could not explain why party chose to deny him a ticket.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?