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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicJanata Dal ( Secular)

Topic: Janata Dal ( Secular)

BJP leads in 17 of 28 seats in Karnataka, losing ground after winning 25 in 2019

From winning 1 seat in 2019 to leading in 9 in 2024, Congress makes major gains as BJP's pre-poll alliance partner JD(S) leads in 2 of 3 seats it contested.

Siddaramaiah says cancel Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport. What this means & what the rules say

The Karnataka CM has written to Modi, urging him to cancel diplomatic passport accorded to Hassan MP Prajwal for his alleged involvement in an 'obscene videos' case. MEA yet to respond.

JD(S) suspends Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna over allegations of sexual abuse

Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's grandson & JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna is NDA candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha seat that went to the polls on 26 April.

‘Muslims will not stay,’ says JD(S) Karnataka chief CM Ibrahim on alliance with BJP

JD(S) state chief Ibrahim is rallying MLAs against the party’s alliance with the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. He claims JD(S) national president HD Deve Gowda acted under 'pressure'.

Congress makes inroads in most Karnataka divisions, eats into BJP, JD(S) votes

The party which won 135 of 224 seats in the Karnataka elections, moved beyond traditional constituencies to make gains in Kittur-Karnataka, central districts and the Old Mysuru region.

BJP & JD(S) edge out Congress in direct fights — analysing strike rates in Karnataka polls

More than 80% of seats BJP won in last 4 Karnataka polls saw direct contests with Congress. BJP improved its strike rate against JD(S) to 65% in 2018 from 31.25% in 2004.

Janata Dal (Secular) expels 3 disqualified Karnataka MLAs for ‘anti-party’ activities

The three disqualified MLAs, along with 14 Congress MLAs, were responsible for bringing down the party's coalition government in Karnataka.

Deve Gowda’s desperate family-first politics make even Pawar, KCR, Naidu clans look better

Even Deve Gowda’s supporters in Karnataka believe he now cares only about the political fortunes of his family.

How Congress isolated its angry MLA & foiled BJP ‘designs’ of grabbing power in Karnataka

MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi threatened to quit, along with 25 legislators, after being dropped from the cabinet. Speculation was that he will join 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...

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Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

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?