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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicCongress-JD(S) Alliance

Topic: Congress-JD(S) Alliance

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.

BJP will take charge in Karnataka next week, says a ‘confident’ Muralidhar Rao

BJP national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao said the party expects the Congress-JD(S) coalition to lose the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday.

Karnataka Speaker sets floor test for Congress-JD(S) govt on July 18

The floor test will end suspense over the numbers game that has threatened the Congress-JD(S) coalition's majority after 16 MLAs submitted their resignations.

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.

Mumbai to Goa via Pune — BJP keeps Karnataka MLAs moving as Kumaraswamy govt nears collapse

The year-old Congress-JD(S) coalition government is struggling to stay in power in Karnataka following a spate of MLA resignations.

Karnataka MLA H Nagesh resigns from Kumaraswamy govt, deepens JD(S)-Congress crisis

The move comes amid reports that ministers in the coalition government will be asked to step down to make way for disgruntled MLAs who resigned as legislators.

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.

Yeddyurappa says BJP will wait and watch on govt formation in Karnataka

Ours is a national party & we will take a decision after discussing with the national leadership, said former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa.

Karnataka govt in crisis, CM Kumaraswamy, state Congress chief travel abroad

While Congress-JD(S) govt is in a precarious position following resignation of 2 MLAs, the CM is in US and Cong chief Dinesh Gundu Rao in London.

After Narendra Modi wave, only a miracle can save Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka

The drubbing the Congress-JD(S) has received in the Lok Sabha elections could end up bringing down the state government in Karnataka.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?