BJP

Karnataka result can set off a new “revadi” race

Open Political Bureau

The Karnataka poll results cheer BJP's rivals. But economists point to a likely political fallout: the race to dole out lollies

Kingmaker dream over, Gowda & Son biggest losers

V Shoba

Apart from family rivalries, JD(S) has lost its shine among voters who do not seem to associate it with the son-of-the-soil interests that patriarch HD Deve Gowda once leveraged very successfully

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

Rajeev Deshpande

Grass roots anger over price rise, factional frictions hurt BJP while Congress gains by exploiting incumbency and focussing on local discontent.

Guarding the Citadel

V Shoba

BJP takes calculated risks to retain its coastal stronghold. Reports from Dakshina Kannada

Endgame Karnataka

Rajeev Deshpande

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

Tarnishing Brand India

Suhel Seth

What they do in the name of democracy

BJP banks on winnability and change, 20 MLAs may not be re-nominated

Rajeev Deshpande

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’

V Shoba

In conversation with BS Yediyurappa

The Deccan Supremacy

Rajeev Deshpande

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