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TopicKarnataka assembly election

Topic: Karnataka assembly election

Dear opinion pollsters: In Karnataka, there was an utter disregard for basic standards

Rahul Verma -
Political science departments can contribute a lot by introducing graduate level courses on research methods. This will help understand the findings of a poll. Dear...

Prominent parties from other states swept away in Karnataka

Kumar Anshuman -
Only the BSP, which contested in alliance with the JD(S), could win a seat – its candidate beat the Congress in Kollegal by 19,454 votes.

Siddaramaiah lost the election for Congress, but was ‘most-discussed’ on Twitter

Himani Chandna -
Twitter recorded over 2.3 million tweets related to Karnataka election between 25 April to 11 May. Siddaramaiah emerges as the most discussed candidate.

Governor Vala, who holds all the cards, was a Modi confidant in Gujarat

D.K. Singh -
Congress and the JD(S) have met Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala and staked claim to form the government.

Despite return of Reddy brothers, BJP finds little fortune in Ballari’s political mines

Rohini Swamy -
BJP gave tickets to 7 Reddy family members and friends, but only 3 won – brothers Karunakara and Somashekara Reddy, and B. Sriramulu from Molkalmuru.

For the first time in 46 yrs, Karnataka’s bellwether seat Shirahatti may buck the trend

Rajgopal Singh -
The unique trend started way back in 1972 when the Congress won the Shirahatti seat and went on to form the government led by Devraj Urs.

Modi is on a roll, but a snap Lok Sabha poll still seems unlikely

D.K. Singh -
No matter which party ultimately forms the government, few would doubt the unmistakable Modi imprint on the Karnataka elections.

Why Karnataka presents a peculiar problem for Congress

Rahul Verma -
Congress faces an adverse vote to seat ratio in Karnataka. The party needs a much higher overall vote share as compared to the BJP...

Will BJP seek JD(S) support in Karnataka or will it try to break it?

Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi -
Deve Gowda is on record rejecting any truck with BJP. In such a scenario, are Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy on the same page on an alliance partner

Exit polls may have prompted Siddaramaiah’s offer to step aside for a Dalit CM

Chandan Gowda -
It appears that the initial advantages that the Congress party had have not meant big electoral gains for it.
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