The Karnataka Challenge

Why Bengaluru badly needs a new governance approach

The new government needs to take a revolutionary step towards deep democratisation and ground-up administration of the city.

Leo F. Saldanha

The Karnataka Challenge

Technology aside, basic questions waiting to be answered in Karnataka

If the new Congress government neglects the provision of education, jobs, and other necessities, democracy would have again betrayed the people.

The Karnataka Challenge

Can Karnataka’s new government think out of the box to keep its promises?

It needs to generate resources in order to meet welfare promises, boost demand, and improve job creation to ensure economic growth for all.

The Karnataka Challenge

Editor’s Note: Can Karnataka give us a governance model to emulate?

Considering the various issues in which the State is mired, the incoming Congress government faces a daunting task.

Centre’s ordinance over Delhi government services is anti-Constitution

The Central government used the ordinance route to nullify a Supreme Court judgment on the Delhi government’s jurisdiction over services.

Wrestlers’ Protest

Wrestlers’ protest: A long wait for justice

The wrestlers say they are ready for a narco test under Supreme Court supervision.

Haryana government under pressure after Jats support wrestlers’ protest

The alliance between the BJP and Dushyant Chautala’s JJP is in trouble as the powerful Jats have turned against them.

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Newly sworn-in Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar with opposition leaders in Bengaluru on May 20, 2023.

Can Karnataka pave the way for a united opposition against the BJP in the Lok Sabha election?

The opposition seems to have realised the urgent need for unity, but challenges remain.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

BJP leaders and former Karnataka Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and B.S. Yediyurappa. The party’s State unit in Karnataka was plagued by factionalism, infighting, and defections, which are usually associated with the Congress party.

Advani called it ‘the Congressisation of the BJP’

Under Prime Minister Modi, the BJP has claimed ownership of the corruption issue. But in Karnataka, the Congress managed to reverse the situation.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arriving at Vidhana Soudha to attend the Assembly session, in Bengaluru on May 22.

Siddaramaiah: ‘Narendra Modi’s popularity is declining’

In his first interview after becoming Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah says the Karnataka election result is an indicator for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administering the oath to Laxmi Hebbalkar, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar look on, during the swearing-in ceremony of 24 Ministers in Bengaluru on May 26.

Siddaramaiah: Karnataka’s man of the moment

Siddaramaiah’s return as Karnataka Chief Minister is a stupendous achievement for someone who grew up without any social or political capital.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

During a 2018 clash between BJP and Trinamool activists, while votes were being counted in Birbhum district.

Spate of violence rocks West Bengal ahead of panchayat elections

The tussle in the State is directly linked to economic control of areas.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with bishops of different denominations in Kerala, in Kochi on April 24.

Kerala Christians are cosying up to the BJP, but at what cost?

Recent attacks on churches are a reminder that they are playing with fire.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar interacting with supporters who staged a ‘dharna’ urging him to withdraw his resignation as party president, at YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai, on May 4.

Behind Sharad Pawar’s resignation drama

Though the events seem well-timed, whether the NCP chief will remain true to his Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar legacy remains to be seen.

Jammu and Kashmir police entering a journalist’s residence to conduct a search, in Srinagar on November 19, 2022.

Journalists, human rights defenders in Kashmir face increasing assaults

A playbook that closely restricts press freedom is playing out, which has seen journalists being harassed through a variety of means.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to his right at a material distribution programme for women (under a welfare scheme) organised by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, in Mumbai on May 13.

Karnataka effect: Maharashtra ruling, opposition alliances swing into action to woo electorate

The State government is giving a major push to awareness of welfare schemes, while the MVA constituents are planning joint rallies in the coming weeks

The results will force the three main parties to rethink their past and reposition for the future. The file photo shows former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Chamundi Hills, Mysuru, in 2017.

Impact of election results to go beyond electoral politics in Karnataka

The results are likely to have a far-reaching impact on the State’s socio-economic and cultural life.

At a polling station in Bengaluru Rural on May 10. This election saw the Congress increase its vote share among backward classes and Dalits, which alongside Muslim consolidation helped the party win.

Why the BJP’s communal calculations in Karnataka failed

A multi-layered analysis looks at why religious polarisation did not give the party a clean sweep in Coastal Karnataka.

Editor’s Note: What does the Karnataka election result portend?

It is an important one because the Congress won decisively against a party that fought purely on divisive terms.