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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Topic: Siddaramaiah

It is impossible to understand Karnataka’s complex politics without reading this breakdown

The state has six very distinctive regions, and any poll analysis can seldom be done without breaking down the whole into these six distinct parts.

CBI’s ‘clean chit’ to Reddy brothers in mining scam blows holes in BJP’s corruption plank

The CBI had, in November, said it could not take forward the probe into the mining scam. But in March, Siddaramaiah announced an SIT to continue the probe.

PM Modi has a 15 minute linguistic challenge for Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged the Congress president to talk for 15 minutes about the achievements of the Karnataka government without looking at a paper.

In the heat and dust of election season, Rahul gets a lukewarm response in Karnataka

Many voters, especially the young, said they found Rahul Gandhi immature and inexperienced. But it was more a perception than based on specific reasons.

Rahul Gandhi is no longer ‘pappu’, but hasn’t reached Modi’s stature and popularity

Agrarian distress, lack of jobs, atrocities on women, minorities and Dalits, scams: Was the Congress free of all these when it was in power earlier?

The ‘2+1’ equation that Modi will use to corner Congress and Siddaramiah in Karnataka

PM Modi will hit the campaign trail in Karnataka on 1 May with a new slogan to attack the Congress government and CM Siddaramaiah.

Rice, laptops, cattle, gas, even dentures: How Siddaramaiah is selling his achievements

Karnataka’s election is not just about Lingayat issue. There is a hoarding and Twitter war going on in the state ahead of elections.

Deve Gowda is ageing & the JD(S) is floundering. But he wants to be kingmaker in Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi has called Deve Gowda’s party the B team of BJP, which has upset him. But when it comes to govt formation, both would forget these remarks as poll rhetoric.

Siddaramaiah vs Sreeramulu: Caste likely to decide who will win the historic Badami seat

Sreeramulu, who belongs to the Nayaka tribe, is seen as a tough competitor for Siddaramaiah as he is said to have a sizeable support base in the region.

From Kedarnath to Karnataka: Modi to seek blessings of Lingayat God & priest before polls

The head priest of the Shiva shrine is a Veerashaiva-Lingayat, and the BJP hopes Modi's visit to the temple before launching his Karnataka campaign will help win the hearts of Lingayats.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?