While Karnataka elections was 5th in a row where AIMIM failed to open its account in an assembly poll, political observers say its ‘utilitarian value’ & civic poll victories can’t be ignored.
With next year's Lok Sabha polls around the corner, party leaders told ThePrint that a reorganisation is expected and they may choose 'more energetic' faces to lead it in assembly, state.
Modi-Shah BJP's inability to replicate Lok Sabha success in state polls, importance of strong state leaders for Congress & terminal decline of JD(S) are also among key lessons.
Karnataka polls was the first big electoral battle between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the latter was expelled from the Lok Sabha in March.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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