BJP
Congress Makes a Comeback
Rajeev Deshpande
After a long gap, Congress gets it right in a major state, reasserts its main challenger status. But the party’s success needs to be replicated in crucial state elections due at the year end.
Cong wins big in Karnataka as BJP ‘double engine’ stalls
Grass roots anger over price rise, factional frictions hurt BJP while Congress gains by exploiting incumbency and focussing on local discontent.
Guarding the Citadel
BJP takes calculated risks to retain its coastal stronghold. Reports from Dakshina Kannada
Endgame Karnataka
On the eve of a high-stakes finale, BJP hopes to retain its only Southern bastion by pitching development against the opposition’s caste calculus
BJP banks on winnability and change, 20 MLAs may not be re-nominated
The strategies being devised for the elections are geared to cut of the driftwood and provide a new impetus to BJP's bid to return to office with a clear majority
‘The decision to hike reservations for almost all communities has struck a chord’
In conversation with BS Yediyurappa
The Deccan Supremacy
The stakes are high in the Karnataka assembly polls with BJP seeking a majority to strengthen its 2024 frontrunner status and Congress fighting to remain relevant in national politics
Reserving the Future
The quota adjustment in Karnataka is an ambitious attempt by BJP to widen its social base
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