Congress victory in Karnataka Assembly polls is best birthday gift possible for me: Shivakumar
"My life is dedicated to serving the people of Karnataka", said Shivakumar, an eight-time MLA who celebrated his 62nd birthday on Monday.
Lessons from Karnataka for the BJP
The southern state has sent a warning to the BJP
Karnataka done, the real test for Rahul Gandhi-Mallikarjun Kharge jodi is to deliver 2024 for Congress
Rahul Gandhi certainly has a valid claim to the Karnataka success. His padayatra through the heart of Karnataka set an example for party workers. Now the task of revitalising the party in other states and combining with Kharge to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections beckon
It’s good for democracy to have a large opposition footprint in the states
The double engine theory did not work in Karnataka due to the weakness of the local engine, the outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
Karnataka News Highlights: Congress to choose CM candidate by Tuesday evening
Karnataka News Highlights: Congress leader HK Patil indicated that a decision on the new chief minister of Karnataka would be made by Tuesday evening.
Newly elected Congress MLAs in Karnataka authorise party president Mallikarjun Kharge to pick next Chief Minister
The CLP meeting was attended by AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal and three central observers.
Observers will take Karnataka MLAs' opinion, high command will decide on CM pick: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the priority of the Congress was to serve the people of the state, irrespective of who voted for the party and who did not.
9 Muslim candidates win in Karnataka Assembly polls, all from Congress
The Congress handed over tickets to 15 Muslim candidates and nine of them emerged victorious. The JD(S) fielded 23 Muslim candidates, but none could secure a victory.
Karnataka polls: BJP fails to win even one seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe
Besides, the party also lost in 24 constituencies out of 36 reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
Karnataka Election Results: Urban Bengaluru stays with BJP
Along with coastal Karnataka, the people of the IT capital and pub city were the face saver for the BJP. They tuned out all the noise and put their faith in the saffron party, once again.
Karnataka verdict a secular disaster: Neither religion, nor caste politics, helped BJP
The build-up on Hindutva issues like hijab, halal, ban on Muslim traders, began early last year, while the reservation policy was hurriedly changed and put out this year to appeal to Lingayats, Vokkaligas, and Dalits. Neither strategy managed to convince voters.
CLP meeting in Karnataka: Congress appoints three observers
The Congress President has deputed Sushilkumar Shinde (Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra), Jitendra Singh (AICC GS) and Deepak Babaria (former AICC GS) as observers for the election of the CLP Leader of Karnataka.
Karnataka Verdict: What next for the defeated BJP unit in the state?
Finding a dynamic Hindutva-oriented but inclusive leadership from across the major communities is imperative, if the party is to galvanise its cadre in time for the 2024 polls. But this may be a challenge.
Karnataka Verdict: The big loser in this election is Janata Dal (S)
Reduced to 19 seats and in no position to play kingmaker again, the Gowda family that controls the JD(S) is also witnessing a huge erosion of support in its pocket boroughs.
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
Stalled in the South: Karnataka warns BJP that one engine alone cannot go the distance
To use Karnataka as a gateway to make further inroads down South, the state BJP had to deliver on politics and governance. But its governments in Karnataka since 2008 have been discredited and Hindutva has found few takers. “Double-engine” campaigns succeeded in UP and Gujarat because the Centre and state worked in lockstep
Karnataka Elections: Congress has won the state but many pressing governance challenges await it
Karnataka Election: The state's economy is excessively centred on Bengaluru and IT and industry and backward regions have been neglected. Bengaluru needs a big infrastructure upgrade. A focus on climate change and improving school education is long overdue. A packed agenda awaits the next government
Karnataka Election Results Highlights: Congress president authorised to appoint next CM, CLP passes resolution
Karnataka Assembly Election Results Highlights: Chief Minister to be sworn in on Thursday, says Congress
EC orders recounting of postal ballots in Jayanagar where Congress, BJP are neck and neck
Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy was leading by 294 votes as she secured 57,591 votes and Ramamurthy 57,297 after counting.
Karnataka Elections 2023: CM Basavaraj Bommai submits resignation to state Governor
The Governor has accepted the resignation, an official release said.
Karnataka Election Results: Coastal Karnataka shows that it stands with the BJP
Despite the Hindutva plank not playing a big role in these polls, the region, which saw the polarising issues of love jihad and hijab in the recent past, more or less voted for status quo.
Karnataka elections: Set-back for Bommai, hope of another straight term as CM in tatters
As results for the assembly polls were declared, Bommai had to go from confidently maintaining that BJP will "have an absolute majority" to eight hours later assuming responsibility for the defeat of his party.
Karnataka polls: Congress, CPI(M) say voting trend indicates public sentiment against BJP
The CPI(M), IUML and Congress also said the vote trend in Karnataka also shows the BJP's waning influence in south India.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress wins big, wrests Karnataka from BJP
By voting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power, the people of Karnataka have kept up the tradition of not repeating the incumbent regime.
