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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicKarnataka election 2023

Topic: Karnataka election 2023

‘Guarantee Card’ couldn’t guarantee CM, party’s confusion continues

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

Secret ballot, show of strength & ‘seer pressure’ — How Congress is picking next CM of Karnataka

Secret ballot was held late Sunday night to get opinions of MLAs for deciding the next CM. Lingayat seers are demanding their own candidate other than Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar.

‘Double engine sarkar’ had little to no impact & ‘lactose intolerance’ won in Karnataka

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

BJP replaced Yediyurappa with Bommai but he wasn’t the bold, hands-on leader they needed

BJP has built a social coalition with a strong and credible base in Karnataka, but political representation from this coalition isn’t politically astute or skilled in governance.

Karnataka election 2023 — eight lessons for the BJP, Congress, and all of India

Kudos to the Congress for maintaining an edge over BJP in public perception. The only solace for the BJP is that it’s out of power but not out of the state.

Karnataka shows no magic needed to defeat BJP in 2024. Answer is ‘ridiculously simple’

A Congress victory would show the path to a possible defeat for the BJP at the national level. The challenge for the opposition is to understand this path & stick to it.

Congress must win 130+ seats in Karnataka to avoid a hung house and BJP’s horse trading

So far all opinion polls point towards a Congress victory. BJP seems burdened by corruption, internal dissension and defection.

Congress ‘hawa’ to class divide — four observations in the run-up to Karnataka election

You don’t see any big billboards; there are no wall writings, very few flexes, and rarely do you spot a publicity vehicle. Elections have gone underground.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

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.