Now the BJP’s best efforts in Karnataka will be to break the Congress-JD(S) alliance. The best way to do so is to let them form government, with all its contradictions.
With B. S. Yedyurappa’s speech and resignation, the curtains came down on one of the murkiest and most action packed two days in the state’s political history.
A record of developments — from the latest to the day the results were declared in Karnataka. BJP emerged as the single largest party but fell short of a simple majority by 8 seats.
The Congress party is now resorting to ‘resort politics’, falling at the feet of regional parties and former foes, and going to a court whose chief justice it wanted to impeach.
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.
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