Here's a real-time commentary in which our experts track the trajectory of victories and defeats in this bitterly fought election. Whoever forms the government...
In 2006, Deve Gowda almost expelled Kumaraswamy for going with the BJP. But with scorned ex-protege Siddaramaiah leading the Congress, a deadlock looms.
After a whirlwind tour of Karnataka, Prime Minister Modi, BJP’s star campaigner, infuses life into Karnataka BJP and rubbishes all talks of hung assembly.
The JD (S) can only hope to increase its share through its alliances with 'others', while the BJP would be content with chipping into the vote share of the two main players in the Old Mysuru region.
In 1996, Deve Gowda was elevated to lead the United Front government at the Centre. That year marked the beginning of the Janata Dal’s decline in Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi has called Deve Gowda’s party the B team of BJP, which has upset him. But when it comes to govt formation, both would forget these remarks as poll rhetoric.
The exhortation should matter for poll commentary as well, which is often little more than a discussion of the manoeuvres and counter-manoeuvres, the jibes and counter-jibes of different parties.
The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.
The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
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