Without alliance with JD(S), BJP would manage only 8 seats in Karnataka. ThePrint looks at vote share of parties in each assembly segment & extrapolates it for each Lok Sabha constituency.
Siddaramaiah said assurances will be fulfilled irrespective of financial burden on state coffers. He also blamed previous BJP govt for bad finances of Karnataka and of the country.
BJP has often grabbed power by engineering defections from other parties, but side-effects include erosion of ideology, weakening morale, and corruption, party sources say.
Nagendra Ramachandra Naik contested the election from Bhatkal and secured only 1,502 votes. His elevation has been recommended thrice by the SC collegium.
With his approach based on 3 pillars — mass outreach, visible leadership & enthusiastic cadre — D. K. Shivakumar had kept up pressure on the BJP government consistently.
While the party has won 19 seats in the 224-member Karnataka assembly, its tally in 11 Vokkaliga-dominated districts of south Karnataka, a traditional JD(S) support base, is just 15 of 73 seats.
Unlike other BJP-ruled states like Gujarat, Uttarakhand & UP, Karnataka was an exception as corruption became a major sticking point. Bommai govt faced strong anti-incumbency.
BJP’s loss in Karnataka could make Mission Telangana harder, affect its bargaining power with Tamil Nadu partner AIADMK, and give momentum to regional leaders, experts say.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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