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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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

1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case still haunts Indian policy-making in Kashmir

The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

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.