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Wednesday, February 18, 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

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.