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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicCongress-JD(S) Alliance

Topic: Congress-JD(S) Alliance

6 factors that could sway Karnataka assembly results, from Modi to ‘misgovernance’

As Karnataka gears up to vote on 10 May, its three main political parties — BJP, JD(S), and Congress — have their work cut out for them amid controversies and internal issues.

Gowdas, JD(S) lie in shavasana as Modi reaches Mysuru to perform yoga

The decline of JD(S) in Karnataka is a mouth-watering chance for Congress and BJP as the state goes to the polls in mid-2023. But the Gowdas don't care much.

Do Modi-Shah risk losing another state by undermining B.S. Yediyurappa in Karnataka?

Since July, Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has not been able to meet PM Modi & Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss cabinet expansion, indicating a rocky relationship between them.

SC clears way for 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs to contest 5 December bypolls

The top court observes in its ruling that there is a growing trend among assembly Speakers to act against constitutional mandate.

3 reasons why Yeddyurappa worked hard to topple Karnataka’s Congress-JD(S) govt

H.D. Kumaraswamy’s Congress-JD(S) coalition govt lost the trust vote 105 to 99 Tuesday, and BJP’s B.S. Yeddyurappa is set to be CM for the fourth time.

Karnataka deserves polls, not another opportunistic govt reliant on political mercenaries

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Mayawati has asked me to abstain from floor test, says lone BSP MLA in Karnataka

BSP MLA N Mahesh, however, says he will decide on his support to the coalition government after the floor test is conducted.

Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar, a former TV actor, is no stranger to drama

Two-time speaker Kumar is in no hurry to take a ‘lightning’ fast decision on Karnataka’s govt and has admirers across party lines.

What an Indian law can do to MLAs defecting in Karnataka & Goa – nothing

Anti-defection is the only law in India that has consistently failed every time it has been invoked to secure political stability.

Kumaraswamy won’t resign, will convene meetings to try and save JD(S)-Congress govt

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has refused to take his father Deve Gowda’s advice to resign. Instead, he’s prepared to face a no-confidence motion on 12 July.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.