BJP BREAK SOUTHERN JINX KARNATAKA

If exit poll predictions hold true, the Modi-led BJP is poised to extend its influence from the north to the southern tip of India, marking a new era of BJP dominance across India's political landscape. Despite whispers of anti-incumbency and an 'un...

The important takeaway is that the BJP could be emerging as a bigger national party by penetrating in pockets where it had little influence of its own. Going forward, it's possible that the BJP chooses to ally with many smaller parties instead of th...

​The logic of the 2024 verdict will inevitably be understood in hindsight. However, experience (and archival evidence) suggests that the magnitude of most electoral waves has escaped media comprehension. This includes the landmark elections of 1977,...

"This is a land where mothers dream about sending their children to armed forces in the service of the nation. On the other hand, there is a Congress party which is going around becoming the 'Sultan of tukde tukde gang'. The dangerous intention of C...

Under Annamalai's leadership, the BJP has charted a bold course by contesting in 23 seats on its own, a departure from its previous alliance-based approach. This shift signals the party's confidence in its ability to attract voters on its own merit,...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the BJP's election campaign in Bengaluru Rural, the only Lok Sabha seat the Congress won in 2019. The party will hold a road-show at Channapatna, the ground zero of the electoral contest between two heavywei...

BJP endeavors to overcome its southern jinx by contesting in 15 crucial seats across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu. The party aims to capitalize on alliances, tribal areas, farmer influence, and historical victories in crucial battlegrounds.

A leading media house's poll survey indicates a massive victory for the BJP-led NDA in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Projected to surpass 400 seats, the NDA's dominance spells trouble for the INDIA bloc and regional parties like TMC and DMK. ...

Consider per-capita GDP in the top half of states. The richest are the mini-states of Goa and Sikkim. Among major states, toppers are Telangana and Karnataka, but Haryana, a northern state, is a close third. Tamil Nadu comes lower. Next are Gujarat,...

The perceived 'North-South political divide' post the 2023 assembly elections, where Congress succeeded in Karnataka and Telangana while BJP dominated the Hindi heartland, has sparked speculation. This narrative highlights electoral dissimilarities,...

In 2024, as Congress hopes to arrest this slide, it will face multiple challenges, the topmost being finalizing seat-sharing deals with constituents of the anti-BJP INDIA bloc which is yet to make any electoral impact. The Congress will begin these ...

The year 2023 in Indian politics witnessed significant events that may impact the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The Congress gained ground in the South with a victory in Karnataka, while the BJP dominated the political landscape in the North...

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has warned voters against falling for "glib talk" and voting for the wrong politicians. He stated that it is the public who suffer if they choose a party that does not work for the development of the stat...

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has stated that more parties will break ties with the BJP after the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ended its alliance with the ruling party. Raut criticized the NDA alliance, stating that without Shiv ...

A contest between the two top leaders has intensified with their supporters on Sunday putting up posters in support of their respective leaders. Supporters of Siddaramaiah, who is a former chief minister of Karnataka, put up a poster outside Siddara...

The party decided to make the “double engine” governance as the main poll plank but was unable to persuade the voters despite significant growth during its government's tenure which gave a big push to infra projects that were stalled under the Congr...

The Congress was poised to win power in Karnataka, ousting the BJP from its only southern perch on Saturday in a boost to the grand old party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. As results from the May 10 elections made the BJP's defeat increasin...

The electoral fate of top guns--Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Congress veterans Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy among others will be sealed during the day-long exercise.

The BJP has named the event as Namma Karnataka Yatre and said people from all over the state will participate.