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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicKarnataka elections

Topic: Karnataka elections

The legal & constitutional provisions that will determine what happens next in Karnataka

The BJP has won 104 seats and still needs eight more MLAs to cross the halfway mark. There are various scenarios being discussed on how this will play out.

Rahul Gandhi’s disappearances during political crises – clever or cowardly?

Experts weigh in on Rahul Gandhi's low visibility since the Karnataka verdict and what it says about his leadership qualities.

Congress poaching of JD(S) MLAs yields no benefit, puts allies in a spot

Of 7 MLAs it managed to woo, only three won but with hung assembly, trio may have to be placated with plum posts in case of govt formation.

JD(S) scripting obituary by allying with Cong in Karnataka & disengaging with BJP for 2019

The JD(S) made no campaign promise, had no governance agenda. It has only one goal – of grabbing power and reviving the party.

Karnataka hung assembly: Time to end ambiguity or leave it to governor’s discretion?

It is now up to governor Vajubhai Vala to decide who he invites to form the government. Both the BJP and the Congress-JD (S) alliance have staked claim. Experts weigh in.

Plugged-In: The race for the chair is still on in Karnataka & contempt plea likely in Babri case

Single largest party BJP falls short of majority in Karnataka, Congress and JD(S) come together: The BJP emerged as the single largest party in...

Having cried foul in Goa, Manipur, Congress finds roles reversed in Karnataka

Party had emerged as single largest in both states but slammed governors after not being invited to form governments.

Three essential Karnataka lessons for national politics 

The Karnataka result seals Modi’s position as the third genuine pan-India leader after Nehru and Indira. The surprise factor could be Mayawati.

Plugged-In: Karnataka results today & Smriti Irani loses I&B

Front Page Karnataka results in today: The results for this closely watched election will be declared today. ThePrint will be bringing top-notch live coverage from Bengaluru...

Last Laughs: Karnataka exit polls and Nawaz being too ‘Sharif’

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

On Camera

BJP’s 2024 election manifesto only looks tech-savvy. It is quite outdated

The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.