Political scene heats up as parties try to make inroads into one another’s turf

Assembly elections 2023

While public attention is focused on a slew of incidents that have created communal tension in Karnataka, the three major political parties are making efforts to make a foray into one another’s territories as part of preparations for the Assembly elections scheduled in early 2023.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to change the trend of no party winning polls successively for two terms in Karnataka after 1985. The party is trying to emulate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who managed to change a similar trend in that State by retaining power.