Rajeev Deshpande
There are lessons from Karnataka for both parties ahead of the 2024 General Election
How the leadership brawl between Karnataka’s two tallest Congress leaders ended in Siddaramaiah’s favour
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.
BJP hopes the state budget and strategically targeted schemes will help it retain power in Karnataka
The curious case of an India-China community event in Bengaluru that listed former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders as invitees
The two-month old cohabitation experiment in Karnataka is on the verge of disaster
A ragtag opposition front may turn out to be a blessing for the Prime Minister in 2019
As BJP and JD-S vie to form Karnataka’s government, the Congress has lessons to learn in defeat
The BJP bets on Modi magic and caste arithmetic to beat a popular chief minister