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Friday, April 3, 2026
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

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.