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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKarnataka elections

Topic: Karnataka elections

Rise & fall of AIMIM, and why Asaduddin Owaisi still has hope from his party and Indian Muslims

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.

Urdu press hails Congress win in Karnataka, but warns ‘any complacence may undo gains’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Not just BJP, here’s why all parties must learn from Congress’ thumping win in Karnataka

The strategy of appeasement and generating controversy has limitations and doesn’t deliver desired outcomes after a point.

‘Yediyurappa’s tears’ or ‘Santhosh’s faulty ticket distribution’? BJP blame game after Karnataka defeat

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.

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

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

‘BJP-mukt Dakshin Bharat’: Congress wins Karnataka with final tally of 137 seats, BJP gets 65

Karnataka polls was the first big electoral battle between the BJP and the Congress after Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha in March.

Limits to Modi magic, liability of lightweight CMs & perils of polarisation — 10 lessons from Karnataka

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 win a result of ‘collective effort’, MLAs will pick CM, says Congress chief Kharge

The Congress president said people of all communities voted for the party. He said the Congress will work towards fulfilling its election promises.

Watch LIVE: What victory in Karnataka means for the Congress

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress is looking to sweep the assembly elections in the state. The incumbent BJP has already conceded defeat.

‘All interfaith marriages not love jihad, but can’t deny facts’ — Hindu Right press on The Kerala Story

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.