JDS

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

The Hassan Hustle

V Shoba

It’s a young BJP MLA versus the cross-generational family saga of JD(S)

Karnataka: The Inevitable End

V Shoba

The real story in Karnataka is not the fall of the Congress-JD(S) government but the impending demise of the Congress itself in the state

Narendra Modi: Still the Unchallenged

PR Ramesh

Karnataka adds to the aura of Modi on his fourth anniversary in office

A Vicarious Win for Modi

V Shoba

A complacent Congress and a hortatory Hindutva campaign make way for the BJP in Karnataka

Karnataka: The Balance of Power

V Shoba

The ministerial reshuffle puts Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a spot even as the BJP senses victory in 2018

The Victor and the Spoils

Anil Budur Lulla

The JDS shadow over the Congress’ Karnataka win made the party High Command partial to Siddaramaiah, but sources say the new CM was imposed, not elected