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Sunday, August 17, 2025
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Topic: JD(S)

Should Karnataka hold fresh elections or continue to bank on unnatural political alliances?

The Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, headed by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is now hanging by a thread as more MLAs resign.

A blow to wobbly Karnataka govt, 11 Cong-JD(S) MLAs submit resignation at Speaker’s office

Congress's "trouble shooter" and Minister D K Shivakumar met the legislators and tried to convince them not to rock the coalition's strength in the 224-member Assembly.

Kumaraswamy hit by ‘five-star CM’ tag ahead of his village-stay programme

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has been operating out of a five-star hotel for a year, drawing criticism from the opposition and some of his own party members.

5 reasons why BJP, Congress or JD(S) can’t take Karnataka voters for granted

The urban local body elections in Karnataka have come as a lesson for the Congress-JD(S) coalition, as well as the BJP.

Karnataka govt accused of selling 3,666 acres of land to JSW at ‘throwaway prices’

Senior Congress leader H.K. Patil has opposed the JD(S)-Congress govt’s decision, alleging that the land might be worth Rs 1.5 crore-2 crore per acre.

It’s down to 86-yr-old Deve Gowda to revive JD(S) as family politics, poll rout threaten party

Former PM Deve Gowda will have to step up to resurrect JD(S), which has seen a shift of its voter base, while having to deal with his family's ambitions.

After BJP win in Karnataka, fall of Kumaraswamy govt is just a matter of time

There remains no logical rationale for the continuation of the JD(S) and Congress alliance.

Karnataka Congress has a new headache as senior Muslim MLA ‘revolts’ 2 days before results

Congress MLA Roshan Baig calls senior leader K.C. Venugopal a 'buffoon', slams Dinesh Gundu Rao and Siddaramaiah for not handling Lok Sabha campaign 'properly'. 

In Karnataka, BJP wins Lok Sabha & Congress, JD(S) state polls but 2019 can be a close fight

The regret is that BJP vs Congress-JD(S) contest aside, Karnataka for all its civic activism hasn't given us alternative politics.

Math done, now Congress-JD(S) has to pass chemistry test in Karnataka

The Congress and JD(S) are avowed rivals of the past who forged an alliance last year. Some workers, however, are yet to forget old rivalries.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?