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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicKarnataka election 2023

Topic: Karnataka election 2023

Sunil Kanugolu, behind Congress’s ‘PayCm’ & ‘40% sarkara’ Karnataka campaigns, set to become CM advisor

Bengaluru: Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu, among those credited with creating several of the Congress’ catchy campaigns in the runup to the 10 May Karnataka...

Siddaramaiah gets finance, plum Bengaluru for Shivakumar as rivalry spills over to cabinet allotment

Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar had locked horns over CM's post after Congress won the elections. Now supporters of both leaders are claiming higher representation from their camp in the cabinet.

SubscriberWrites: Karnataka’s road-show Romeo

Comparing two road shows in Karnataka—Rahul Gandhi versus PM Modi

Mamata Banerjee and the politics of ‘sacrifice’ & wrestlers’ protest takes a backseat in media

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

BJP underestimated ‘corruption’ backlash. Assess Karnataka result before blame game begins

BJP central leadership must not only analyse the Karnataka election result in all seriousness but also share the outcome with party workers. Bigger battles lie ahead.

BJP’s 2014 mandate is near its expiry date. Modi magic didn’t work in Karnataka

It is clear that the Modi magic rarely extended beyond the Hindi belt and Gujarat. BJP has become what it once claimed to oppose: a powerful, arrogant, entitled establishment.

Calling on the high command for a CM & Keralites on furore over a ‘Hindi film’

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

Karnataka loss has pushed BJP back to drawing board. Hijab-halal pitch won’t work for South

South Indians have co-existed peacefully for ages. They wouldn’t be amenable to a uniform Hindutva pitch.

Karnataka has told the opposition where to focus on for 2024—the base of the social pyramid

The base of pyramid politics cannot adopt the old 'Garibi Hatao' politics of the Congress. Nor should it embrace the traditional class politics of the Left.

For Congress’ Karnataka victory, don’t just credit Bajrangbali, vanar sena also did the job

Senior Congress leaders, who played a major role in the election but were not involved in the manifesto issue, are not liking the fact that the credit is only going to Bajrangbali.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.