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  2. The politics of Karnataka is represented by three major political parties, the Indian National Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Janata Dal (Secular) and the Indian National Congress led coalition government was in power in the state since May, 2018, till July, 2019.

    • The Big Message
    • Victory of ‘Secularism’?
    • Local Issues: Price Rise, Corruption
    • Portent of The Future?

    David Bodapati, a senior journalist covering Karnataka politics for three decades, pointed out that the Congress had won by the biggest margin of any victor in the state since 1989, when it had won 178 seats securing 43.76 percent votes. This clear majority allows the Congress to form a government on its own, as it did in 2013. A fractured mandate ...

    Addressing journalists on the election outcome, the state Congress’s tallest leader and former chief minister, Siddaramaiah, who goes by one name, said: “It is a victory of a secular party. The people of Karnataka don’t tolerate communal politics.” Unlike many opposition leaders in the state and nationally who often hesitate to take on the BJP’s an...

    Political commentators say local issues like price rise and corruption played a big role in the BJP’s defeat. Murthy says the corruption allegations against the outgoing government have seeped into the minds of the voters. “It proved detrimental for the BJP.” The Congress weaponised one jibe in particular, repeatedly referring to the BJP’s governme...

    At an event hosted by Eddelu Karnataka (Wake up, Karnataka) – a people’s movement – on April 25 in Bengaluru, psephologist-turned-politician Yogendra Yadav told Al Jazeera the Karnataka election results would set the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “The BJP wants to make the southern state the hub of lynchings and love jihad,” he said, describin...

  3. May 8, 2023 · Leaders of India's main political parties have been campaigning extensively in the southern state of Karnataka which goes to the polls on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led an...

  4. May 13, 2023 · India's main opposition Congress party has defeated Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a crucial election in the southern state of Karnataka. Experts say...

  5. Congress central observers for Karnataka have submitted their report to party president Mallikarjun Kharge over the decision of Karnataka chief minsiter, ANI reported citing sources.

    • May 15, 2023
  6. Karnataka politics is dominated by the Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata party and Janata Dal (Secular). In recent election conducted in May 2023, the Indian National Congress won in a landslide by getting 135 seats.

  7. Jun 21, 2020 · Karnataka politics seems to be in a state of flux at the moment. The social coalition that backed the Congress for long is withering. The BJP’s support base has spread wide but is still...