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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKarnataka Assembly elections

Topic: Karnataka Assembly elections

Mallikarjun Kharge appoints observers in Karnataka ahead of Congress Legislative Party meeting

Kharge appointed former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde and Congress leaders Jitendra Singh & Deepak Babaria as observers for the election of the Congress Legislative party leader.

Congress makes inroads in most Karnataka divisions, eats into BJP, JD(S) votes

The party which won 135 of 224 seats in the Karnataka elections, moved beyond traditional constituencies to make gains in Kittur-Karnataka, central districts and the Old Mysuru region.

Nalin Kateel, Tejasvi Surya, Pratap Simha — BJP takes a hit in firebrand Hindutva MPs’ constituencies

BJP changed strategy closer to polls and sought to underplay Hindutva, but reverted to it in last leg of campaign. While campaigning, trio frequently spoke about Tipu Sultan, hijab, halal.

Congress’s gamble with BJP turncoat Jagadish Shettar fails, former CM loses big in Hubli

Another BJP deserter Laxman Savadi, however, fared better and won Athani by a huge margin.

Modi congratulates Congress after Karnataka win, says ‘will serve state with more vigour’

The Congress received a much-needed shot in the arm with the Karnataka win as its national footprint has significantly shrunk in the last decade.

Bengaluru defies Congress wave, Modi appeal helps BJP improve tally to 15 seats

Despite resentment over poor infra, floods, potholes, BJP manages to increase seat share to 15 from 11 in 2018. Congress's Dinesh Gundu Rao retains Gandhi Nagar by wafer thin margin.

‘Mohabbat ki dukaan’ vs ‘Nafrat ka bazaar’: Rahul Gandhi’s message after big Karnataka win

The party’s win is also being seen as a victory for Gandhi’s Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which he undertook from September last year to January 2023.

Karnataka polls: Mining baron Janaradhana Reddy wins from Gangawati, brothers, wife lose

Reddy, who floated a new party in December last year after fallout with the BJP, defeated his nearest rival, the Congress’s Iqbal Ansari, by a margin of 8,266 votes.

Congress’ Shivakumar romps home by 1 lakh plus margin in Kanakapura, Siddaramaiah wins Varuna

With this win, Shivakumar logged eight victories in a row in Karnataka. On the other hand, Siddaramaiah became MLA for the ninth time.

‘Bajrang Bali is on our side’: After Karnataka win, Congress mocks BJP’s pitch on Hanuman

The outgoing party accused the Congress of insulting the God after it promised to ban divisive forces like the right-wing Bajrang Dal.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.