Politicians & political analysts are focused on communal polarisation & caste cleavages, but a deeper class divide is silently reconfiguring the Indian electorate.
The ex-CM, who will contest 10 May polls on Congress ticket, claimed BJP national gen secy BL Santhosh was 'destroying the party's chances' and had 'plotted' against him.
Besides Savadi, third list of candidates for Karnataka assembly polls also feature KM Shivalinge Gowda, who quit JD(S) and joined Congress few days ago.
Bommai govt last month announced separate reservations for 4 groupings of SCs, reflecting historical divisions. Political parties are trying to woo each section as polls approach.
Yediyurappa has said there's '99%' chance ex-CM Jagadish Shettar will get a ticket. Meanwhile, protests broke out in Belagavi district after 2 of its sitting MLAs left off 1st list.
Jagadish Shettar has publicly expressed unhappiness over being excluded from list & BJP's OBC face Eshwarappa has announced retirement from electoral politics — all in the same day.
In interview to ThePrint’s OffTheCuff, Shivakumar said Congress will win election with a majority of 141 seats. Have respect for Lingayats & will take them along if party assumes power, he adds.
As Karnataka gears up to vote on 10 May, its three main political parties — BJP, JD(S), and Congress — have their work cut out for them amid controversies and internal issues.
Bommai said religious minorities will instead get reservation under 10% EWS quota. Decision only affects Muslims since they were sole religious minority in given category of backward classes list.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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