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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicH.D. Kumaraswamy

Topic: H.D. Kumaraswamy

Superstitious & suspicious of women rivals: Meet the Gowda family back on top in Karnataka

A fondness for astrology, a fear of women candidates — the Deva Gowda clan has its share of quirks. But above all, it has exhibited political resilience time and again.

While JD(S) & Cong reconcile differences, BJP looking for another go at Karnataka coalition

The Congress and the JD(S) activists, rivals on the ground, are yet to reconcile to the new political reality. The BJP might benefit by...

BJP has still not given up in Karnataka despite not having numbers, is working on Plan B

Party hopes to ensure that the Kumaraswamy government does not have the numbers in its first budget session; banks on differences between Congress, JD(S) leaders.

Alliance with Congress is Kumaraswamy’s decision, says father Deve Gowda

Deve Gowda also says need of the hour is that all secular forces must come together and the country must be saved from the 'communal and undemocratic' BJP.

After Karnataka, the Supreme Court can finally decide on how a hung verdict is handled

The petition, filed by H.D. Kumaraswamy and Congress’ G. Parameshwara, is still alive and it presents the Supreme Court with a perfect opportunity to set...

Kumaraswamy to meet Sonia & Rahul tomorrow, says will prove majority by Thursday

After B.S.Yeddyurappa stepped down, Kumaraswamy has been invited to form the government.

Yeddyurappa lasted 55 hours and still didn’t end up as CM with the shortest tenure

Jagadambika Pal in Uttar Pradesh, 1998, and Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand, 2016, sat on the chief minister’s chair for just over 24 hours or so.

Yeddyurappa is CM but what happens next in Karnataka depends on these 3 scenarios

The BJP has 104 of the 222 MLAs elected in the 12 May election, and has been given 15 days by governor Vajubhai Vala to prove his majority.

If we were to go by his past record, Kumaraswamy likely to be a populist and theatrical CM

Kumaraswamy’s base–of several Vokkaliga subcastes-in a rapidly globalizing Bengaluru region, with its inexhaustible new wealth, enabled JD(S) to thrive.

Will BJP seek JD(S) support in Karnataka or will it try to break it?

Deve Gowda is on record rejecting any truck with BJP. In such a scenario, are Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy on the same page on an alliance partner

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.