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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicKarnataka assembly polls

Topic: Karnataka assembly polls

Gowda scoreboard: Nikhil Kumaraswamy loses in grandpa Deve Gowda’s turf, dad & uncle win their constituencies

Nikhil lost to the Congress's H.A. Iqbal Hussain by 10,715 votes.. His previous poll outing — in 2019 Lok Sabha elections — had ended in defeat as well.

‘Couldn’t make the mark despite PM’s efforts:’ BJP outgoing CM Bommai after losing Karnataka

The leader said the party would come back in full force in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar are poster boys of corruption, says IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

As curtains fall on Karnataka campaign, the BJP leader talks about his party’s chances in Karnataka, corruption allegations against Bommai govt, and ‘The Kerala Story’.

Can Yediyurappa’s magic wheels drive his son to victory? The story of a lucky Ambassador

BJP leader & 4-time Karnataka CM followed son BY Vijayendra in the car when the latter went to file his nomination, hoping to pass on the luck car's brought him since his 1st win in 1983.

No end to Shettar suspense, graft accused & 6 other sitting MLAs dropped — BJP’s 2nd list for Karnataka polls

Second list prompted another sitting MLA, M.P. Kumaraswamy, to announce resignation. BJP yet to name candidates for Shettar's Hubli-Dharwad (Central) & Eshwarappa's Shivamogga.

BJP’s baggage of expectation in poll-bound Karnataka & Sachin ‘pilots’ another turbulence

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP releases list of 189 Karnataka candidates with 52 new faces, Yediyurappa’s son to contest from Shikaripur

Eight advocates, nine doctors, 31 postgraduates, one retired IPS and IAS officer each, and four retired govt officers in list. Of the total 189, eight are women.

How 30 seats where margin of victory was less than 5,000 in 2018 could decide fate of Karnataka polls

Congress won 18 of 30 seats where margin of victory was less than 5,000 in 2018, BJP won 8 & JD(S) 3. Entry of smaller parties, Lingayat factor are also in play in these seats.

On Camera

What women want—a man who cooks and doesn’t seek a standing ovation for it

An average Lajpat Nagar playboy knows that women will reply to his Instagram story of the chicken curry he cooked for lunch. And he is proven right, every single time.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

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.