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TopicKarnataka BJP

Topic: Karnataka BJP

Once BJP’s potent weapon against Congress, Yatnal turns on party that expelled him

Bijapur City MLA Basanagouda R. Patil (Yatnal) is a vocal critic of former chief minister Yediyurappa and his son, Vijayendra, incumbent president of Karnataka BJP.

Why did nati koli saaru become a moral crisis for BJP? Breakfast menu isn’t a battlefield

When a BJP leader claims that a breakfast menu has ‘hurt sentiments’, it takes me back to the politics I grew up watching — where every second thing was accused of hurting Muslim sentiments.

Dasara invite to Muslim author irks Karnataka BJP, Mysuru MP seeks her ‘clarity on reverence’

Siddaramaiah govt has invited Booker Prize-winning Kannada author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year's Dasara festivities in Mysuru, which begin with offerings to Goddess Chamundeshwari.

Gang rape, poll rigging, bid to inject rival with HIV—litany of charges against Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna

40-yr-old woman has accused Munirathna, aides of gang rape. BJP MLA from Rajarajeshwarinagar, who was earlier with the Congress, was arrested last year in another rape case.

Spree of show cause notices & now Karnataka MLA’s expulsion, BJP cracks down on party ‘indiscipline’

Party functionaries say show cause notices are meant to create ‘perception of discipline’, while others claim issuance of notice itself is a form of action.

High drama in Karnataka After CT Ravi’s arrest over ‘prostitute’ remark. What happened in the Council

The BJP Leader was arrested from premises of state legislature in Belagavi. He has been booked under BNS sections relating to sexual harassment & outraging modesty of a woman. 

JD(S) plays hardball with BJP over assembly bypoll candidature, hinting at cracks within alliance

HD Kumaraswamy had vacated the Channapatna seat to contest LS polls. He now hopes to field his son Nikhil for the bypoll, while BJP’s C.P. Yogeshwar eyes the ticket.

Hindu-Muslim clashes rising in Karnataka’s Mandya. Vokkaliga hub is the new ‘Hindutva laboratory’

Political observers say BJP is trying to push the Hindutva agenda in Karnataka, where caste is otherwise the bigger dividing factor.

‘A Rs 4,000-cr scandal’ — Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, his wife & loyalists in eye of MUDA ‘scam’ storm

BJP has accused the Karanataka CM, his wife & loyalists of graft in compensatory land deal with Mysuru Urban Development Authority. CM has called accusations ‘politically motivated’.

BJP looking to expand, capitalise on higher vote share in several states, says Tejasvi Surya

On Prajwal Revanna, Bangalore South MP says BJP doesn't support anyone who 'behaves this way with women' but NDA or JD(S) can't be held culpable for individual's wrongdoings.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.