scorecardresearch
Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicJanata Dal ( Secular)

Topic: Janata Dal ( Secular)

The legal & constitutional provisions that will determine what happens next in Karnataka

The BJP has won 104 seats and still needs eight more MLAs to cross the halfway mark. There are various scenarios being discussed on how this will play out.

Cong-JD(S) go to SC again, challenge nomination of Anglo-Indian MLA by Karnataka governor

They have questioned the authority of the governor in nominating the MLA to the house before the trust vote.

Kumaraswamy dares BJP: I am not a saint, can poach your MLAs if you poach ours

All parties are trying to keep their flock close, making calls to each of their MLA-elects to ensure they had not been poached.

Siddaramaiah lost the election for Congress, but was ‘most-discussed’ on Twitter

Twitter recorded over 2.3 million tweets related to Karnataka election between 25 April to 11 May. Siddaramaiah emerges as the most discussed candidate.

Governor Vala, who holds all the cards, was a Modi confidant in Gujarat

Congress and the JD(S) have met Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala and staked claim to form the government.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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?