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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKarnataka elections

Topic: Karnataka elections

BJP plans Hanuman Chalisa recitals in Karnataka after Modi attacks Congress for pitching ‘Bajrang Dal ban’

Faced with anti-incumbency in state, BJP seems to be using Bajrang Dal issue to consolidate its Hindu vote base. Congress has said Lord Hanuman & Bajrang Dal can’t be equated.

Had it been about dynasty, they would have made me minister, says Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra

BJP candidate from Shikaripura, Vijayendra says that 'pro-people policies of Yediyurappa-Bommai govt reaching every home in Karnataka is a boost'.

‘Approval’ for press freedom day celebrations & war of words over Karnataka poll manifesto

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

‘Kerala Story’ can become Karnataka’s crisis. It could set the assembly election agenda

Sanjay Rai Sherpuria is upset because he is being made to live like a common prisoner in Lucknow jail. And all his secrets are coming out.

A 100 splendid hot air balloons and why snakes are throwing a hissy fit

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

In manifesto for Karnataka, BJP promises UCC & NRC in state, special wing to tackle ‘religious fundamentalism’

Party promises half litre of free Nandini milk a day & 3 gas cylinders each year for BPL families, apart from ‘Atal Ahara Kendras’ that will provide affordable, healthy food.

In Karnataka, it’s a battle of Congress’s perception management versus BJP’s micro-management

Congress’s strategy is to expose alleged shortcomings in governance. BJP, meanwhile, is doing what it does best — seat-by-seat micro-management while focussing on the PM’s appeal.

How losing Lingayat heavyweights Jagadish Shettar, Laxman Savadi to Congress could cost BJP Kittur-Karnataka

Miffed over ticket distribution, Savadi & Shettar joined Congress earlier in April. This could pose a challenge for BJP in Kittur-Karnataka, a region that sends 50 MLAs to assembly.

‘Wrote shayaris about him’ — BJP targets Congress Karnataka star campaigner Imran Pratapgarhi on Atiq ‘links’

The Congress had Wednesday included Pratapgarhi's name in a list of 40 star campaigners for the party ahead of next month's assembly elections in Karnataka.

After 2019 exit as Congress’s social media in-charge, Ramya back as star campaigner. Sachin Pilot not on list

Actor-politician Ramya, whose original name is Divya Spandana, is one of 40 star campaigners for May Karnataka polls. BJP list includes PM Modi, Amit Shah & Nitin Gadkari, among others.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

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.