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How did Modi lose Karnataka — and could he lose India?

Analysts say misgovernance, infighting and hate politics caused the downfall of Modi’s BJP in the crucial polls.

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Analysis-India's opposition Congress gains key foothold with state election win

India's embattled Congress party won big in a southern state election this weekend, exceeding expectations and gaining fresh momentum to take on entrenched Prime Minister Narendra Modi in national elections next year, top politicians and analysts said.

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Assembly polls ahead of 2024 LS elections to keep political pot boiling this year

The assembly elections in Karnataka may be over, but a series of other state polls this year will keep the political pot boiling till the 2024 Lok Sabha battle. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood appointed as CBI Director

Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood was appointed the new Director of the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) on May 14, according to a Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) order.

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Congress deputes Sushil Kumar Shinde, Jitendra Singh, Deepak Babaria as observers for election of CLP leader in Karnataka

The meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has been convened to discuss the next course of formation of the government, said sources in the party

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‘Modi wave is over’, says Sanjay Raut after Congress’ big win in Karnataka elections

A day after Congress’ big win in the Karnataka Assembly elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on May 14 hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that the “Modi wave” is over in the country.

The Hindu

'Who will be CM?': Newly-elected Congress MLAs to meet in Bengaluru on Sunday evening

The newly-elected Congress MLAs in Karnataka are meeting here on Sunday evening to discuss government formation with leaders eliciting their views on the Chief Ministerial candidate. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Shivakumar vs Siddaramaiah: Poster war for "next CM" breaks out after Congress' big win in Karnataka

After Congress registered a thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly election, the next question that arises is who would be the next chief minister. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Annamalai congratulates Congress on its victory in Karnataka Assembly election

K. Annamalai, BJP’s co-in-charge for the Karnataka Assembly polls on Sunday, May 14, congratulated Congress on its victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections.

The Hindu

Karnataka polls: Shivakumar stages 'dharna' alleging govt machinery's misuse post BJP's narrow win in Jayanagar

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar staged a 'dharna' in front of the counting centre in Jayanagar on Saturday night alleging the misuse of government machinery to favour BJ P candidate CK Ramamurthy who won with a narrow margin of 16 votes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | Karnataka Congress likely to decide new CM today; NCB, Indian Navy make biggest ever drug haul, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest brings readers a select list of top stories to start the day.

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Karnataka result not surprising: Assam CM

The Chief Minister said he was not aware of any move by the BJP to forge an alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular).

The Hindu

Karnataka results set to shift focus of Pilot’s yatra to Rajasthan’s electoral battle

“The people in Karnataka were fed up with unlimited and unbridled corruption of the BJP government,” he said.

The Hindu

Karnataka DGP to be the next CBI Director, overtaking others

Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood has been named the next Central Bureau of Investigation Director after his name was finalised on Saturday. Read the full story on The Hindu.

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Congress to meet on May 14 to discuss next step

After the party’s win in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party has been convened to discuss the next course of formation of the government

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Karnataka Assembly to see several father-son, father-daughter pairs and relatives this time

This time, the people of Karnataka have elected more than one member of a family to the Assembly. The Assembly will see several pairs of father-son, father-daughters on the floor of the House

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Congress surge topples BJP in Karnataka

Karnataka voters have decimated the incumbent BJP and given the Congress an unambiguous mandate, with 136 seats in the 224-member Legislative Assembly.

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Karnataka elections: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar suffers humiliating defeat

In the election to Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency, a contest referred to as a fight between the ‘Lingayat hurt sentiment’ card of former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and the ‘betrayal card’ of the BJP, Mr. Shettar has been handed out a shocking and humiliating defeat

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Karnataka elections: Congress sweeps Kalyana Karnataka with development perspective defeating BJP’s communal agenda

In a spectacular performance, the Congress bagged 26 seats out of 41 in Kalyana Karnataka in the 2023 Assembly Elections, leaving 10 for the BJP and three for the Janata Dal (Secular) and two for others

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BJP’s Karnataka defeat a verdict against its anti-people policies: Pinarayi

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral defeat in Karnataka is a verdict against its anti-people policies, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.

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Congress trumps BJP and JD(S) across all regions, except coast

In what is perceived as a wave election, Congress has trumped its opponents Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) across all regions, except in Coastal Karnataka where BJP has been successful in holding on to its fort.

The Hindu

Miserable defeat shakes belief of BJP high command being ‘invincible’

The miserable defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections of the ruling BJP, whose tally crashed from 104 seats in the last polls to 65 now, has not only shocked the party but also shaken the belief that its high command is “invincible”.

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Karnataka Assembly election results | BJP tripped on experiments with caste matrix

The BJP’s experiments to tinker with the reservation matrix months before the Karnataka State Assembly elections, a series of its decisions that are believed to have riled the influential Lingayat community, and a perceived threat to minorities under the saffron party’s rule

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A flush of fresh faces in the new Karnataka Assembly

As Karnataka delivered an unambiguous verdict on who will lead the next Assembly, it has also made way for many new faces, some of who also emerged as “giant killers,” having managed to defeat big names.

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The BJP’s Karnataka defeat — a blow to its mythmaking

The Congress’ decisive win in Karnataka shatters two myths about the BJP’s electoral dominance — the idea of “subaltern Hindutva” and the popularity of the “double engine” slogan.

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