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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: JD(S)

Advantage Congress as 3 exit polls give it majority in Karnataka, 5 say it’ll be largest party

Two of ten exit polls predict BJP win & five, which say Congress will emerge as single largest party, hint at possibility of Karnataka heading towards hung assembly.

Eight CMs since 2008, but 25% of Karnataka’s seats have stuck to the same party since 2008

Voters of 58 of Karnataka's seats chose the same party in 2008, 2013 and 2018. Of these, 25 seats are with Congress, 23 with BJP and 10 with JD(S).

Astrologers predict me becoming CM in Karnataka, even BJP believes this: HD Kumaraswamy

In an interview, former CM Kumaraswamy also asserts that he has no regrets about sharing power with BJP in 2006, and that both Congress & BJP are JD(S)'s rivals in Karnataka.

Eshwarappa’s son loses out, BJP’s final Karnataka list has a Lingayat candidate for Shivamogga

While there has been resentment over ticket distribution, sitting MLA Eshwarappa, who opted out of race last week, says party has to ensure candidate Channabasappa’s win by big margin.

Congress lead in Bengaluru, JD(S)-leaning Old Mysuru, BJP ‘Hindutva lab’ — how Karnataka voted in 2018

Karnataka is broadly divided into Kittur-Karnataka and Kalyana-Karnataka, coastal and southern Karnataka. However, there are other sub-classifications.

‘Countering BJP’s Hindutva narrative’: Why Kumaraswamy has gone after Peshwa Brahmins

The Gowdas are not anti-Brahmins. Deve Gowda,  Kumaraswamy and Revanna, all are known to consult Brahmin astrologers and priests frequently.

Ageing Deve Gowda, feuding sons, and ‘Shakunis’ — what’s ailing JD(S) ahead of Karnataka polls

Several MLAs are already restless over Gowda family's excessive representation in the party. Worse, patriarch doesn't have much say anymore as his sons battle it out for control.

Hassan seat in demand as Deve Gowda’s daughter-in-law appears keen in run-up to Karnataka polls

The seat is turning out to be a major bone of contention, as she has not relented, despite JD(S) leader and her brother-in-law H D Kumaraswamy making it clear that she will not be fielded.

As 8th Gowda looks to enter Karnataka politics, JD(S) says, ‘Anyone can contest’

Ex-PM H.D. Deve Gowda's daughter-in-law Bhavani Revanna announced herself as JD(S) candidate from Hassan Tuesday. Family is second only to Nehru-Gandhis in political representation.

Gowdas, JD(S) lie in shavasana as Modi reaches Mysuru to perform yoga

The decline of JD(S) in Karnataka is a mouth-watering chance for Congress and BJP as the state goes to the polls in mid-2023. But the Gowdas don't care much.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.