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Topic: Karnataka crisis

Why mass base is no comfort to Yediyurappas, Rajes and Singhs in Modi-Shah’s BJP

D.K. Singh -
Since 2014, Modi's persona is the defining element for the RSS and the BJP, but he wouldn’t let any regional leader harbour any such notions in their territories.

Karnataka makes newspaper headlines but Mehbooba Mufti & Article 35 A take over TV debates

Taran Deol -
Your daily news capsule.

Yediyurappa seen sailing through Karnataka trust vote but Speaker could delay celebration

Rohini Swamy -
Yediyurappa expected to bring back BJP govt to Karnataka with a trust vote win after 17 MLA disqualifications pull House strength down to 208.

India has 60-plus civil services, but Modi govt plans to cut them down to just 3 or 4

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Yeddyurappa says BJP will stake claim to form Karnataka govt, to meet Governor today

Rohini Swamy -
The BJP move comes after Speaker Ramesh Kumar disqualified three rebel MLAs from assembly under the anti-defection law.

BJP to stake claim to form govt in Karnataka in a day or two, Yeddyurappa to be CM

Neelam Pandey -
BJP national general secretary Muralidhar Rao says party will form the government, but certain 'complexities' will have to be resolved before that.

Karnataka BSP MLA abstained from floor test as he did not want to ‘waste his vote’

Rohini Swamy -
BSP MLA N. Mahesh was expelled Tuesday soon after Congress-JD(S)-BSP coalition lost the floor test in Karnataka.

The big challenge Karnataka BJP will face if it forms government now

Rohini Swamy -
If BJP forms govt in Karnataka, it will have a wafer-thin majority. The party fears any reverse poaching of MLAs could tilt the scales against it.

Why a BJP govt in Karnataka could be as unstable as the 14-month Congress-JD(S) alliance

B.S. Nagaraj -
BJP won’t find it easy to keep its members happy along with the new ones who have reportedly been offered ministerial berths once they return to House.

3 reasons why Yeddyurappa worked hard to topple Karnataka’s Congress-JD(S) govt

Rohini Swamy -
H.D. Kumaraswamy’s Congress-JD(S) coalition govt lost the trust vote 105 to 99 Tuesday, and BJP’s B.S. Yeddyurappa is set to be CM for the fourth time.
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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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