BUSINESS
Our New Parliament Building: Consensus will elevate it from formidable form to democracy’s vibrant embodiment
If the seat of deliberative democracy is to function with vigour and vitality, a meaningful and fair consensus on the important questions surrounding Parliament’s past, present and future is needed. An instinct for substantive consultations, prudence on delimitation, and debate without disruption would truly do justice to the new structure we have created
ASSEMBLY-ELECTIONS
Karnataka Election Verdict: The battle was won by Congress in the regions
Karnataka has six regions: Kittur Karnataka, Kalyana Karnataka, Coastal Karnataka, Central Karnataka, Bengaluru and Old Mysore. Each region saw its distinctive fight and ultimately Congress came on top in most of them
ASSEMBLY-ELECTIONS
Karnataka Elections: Advantage Congress after exit polls. Its bipolar fight with BJP is pushing JD(S) to the margins
The direction of the trend is quite clear in the exit polls. Congress has the edge and BJP will again be unable to secure a majority. Congress targeting the Bommai government and BJP projecting its central leadership were two noticeable strands of the bipolar campaign that left JD(S) struggling for voter mindspace
POLITICS
Karnataka Elections: Parties caught between factionalism, loyalists, defectors — ticket distribution exposes fault lines
Karnataka Elections 2023: The challenge for BJP, Congress and JDS is to manage the contradictions thrown up by ticket distribution and ensure party unity. BJP’s inability to do a Gujarat style overhaul by allowing new faces to dominate the list reveals the party’s weaknesses in Karnataka
ASSEMBLY-ELECTIONS
Karnataka Elections: In building a rainbow coalition, whose math will finally add up?
Karnataka election updates: BJP and Congress are attempting to stitch together Karnataka’s elaborate tapestry of castes and communities into a winning electoral combination. The politics of appeasement, consolidation and polarisation is on in full swing
ASSEMBLY-ELECTIONS
Karnataka Elections 2023: Bengaluru city’s politicians are lording it over state politics. But low voter turnout isn’t helping
Karnataka polls: Bengaluru city accounts for one-eighth of the seats in the Karnataka assembly, and one-fourth of the city's MLAs are ministers too. Despite the city’s woeful infrastructure, most incumbents keep winning. Could committed and mobilised voters amid low voter turnouts explain this phenomenon?
