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Karnataka BJP manifesto: Editorials credit ‘corruption, anti-incumbency’ for ‘marriage of contrasts’

A day after the BJP released its manifesto for the Karnataka elections, editorials in prominent English dailies noted the “marriage of contrasts”, questioning how the mix of Hindutva pitches with welfare schemes could fulfil the development needs of a state falling behind “even among its southern neighbours in human development…

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Another Election Show: The ABC of caste politics – it’s not just about Lingayats

Journalist and author Sugata Srinivasaraju sits down with Manisha Pande and Atul Chaurasia to discuss caste politics in Karnataka. Sugata gives a brief history of two dominant communities – Vokkaligas and Lingayats – and how they became important in the state’s electoral politics. Sugata says it is a myth that…

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Karnataka Poll: Rahul Gandhi stops speech after hearing of Azaan; hits at BJP on "corruption"

Addressing a public meeting in Tumkur on Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stopped his speech after hearing the sound of Azaan (Muslim call to prayer). Read further on Dynamite News:

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How 85% vs 40% commission war between BJP, Congress plays up in Karnataka assembly election

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time on Sunday retaliated against the Congress’s allegation that the BJP’s Karnataka government was a “40 per cent commission” dispensation. He said 85 per cent commission is in the very nature and behaviour of the Congress.

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From free cylinders to BPL families, UCC, to affordable food scheme: Key promises in BJP's 16-point Karnataka manifesto

The ruling BJP released its manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls at an event in Bengaluru on Monday, making a host of promises topping which was provision of 3 free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL families annually. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 | J.P. Nadda releases BJP’s election manifesto

Bharatiya Janata Party national president J.P. Nadda released the party’s manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly election 2023 in Bengaluru on May 1, 2023. Read the full story on The Hindu.

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Youth wings scramble to woo youngsters in Karnataka

Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, the youth wings of all three major political parties — BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) — in Karnataka are trying to engage with young voters.

The Hindu

Karnataka elections: I am fine being a snake garland around the necks of people who are like Lord Shiva to me, says Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi again chose to respond to the Congress’ jibe of a poisonous snake by saying that a snake is the garland around the neck of Lord Shiva

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Karnataka Chief Minister says Priyanka Gandhi’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meaningless

“[AICC general secretary] Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s criticism that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not visited Karnataka during the floods is meaningless, as the Prime Minister has released a large amount of funds as compensation for the State,” Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in Hubballi on Sunday.

The Hindu

It is an election of generational shift at Shikaripur as BSY makes way for son

Shikaripur constituency in Shivamogga district is witnessing a generational shift in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections

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B.L. Santhosh bats for clear mandate to BJP

BJP national organising secretary B.L. Santhosh urged the party supporters to ensure the BJP returns to power in Karnataka with a clear majority.

The Hindu

Yogi says Congress is suffering from diseases such as appeasement, corruption and is in need of treatment

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the BJP has taken up many development projects in Karnataka under the double-engine government at the Centre and in the State. He was addressing an election rally in Raichur on Sunday seeking votes for BJP Raichur City Assembly Constituency candidate Shivaraj…

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Why kingmaker? We want to emerge kings: H.D. Deve Gowda

The nonagenarian former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowdaspoke to The Hindu on the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election and the possible scenarios ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary election.

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Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 | Shorn of silicon sheen in the rough and tumble of politics

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 | Karnataka’s capital, which is known as the Silicon Valley of India and is the economic growth engine of the State, has mostly been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few years.

The Hindu

JD(S) ‘B-team’ of Congress, both parties responsible for instability in Karnataka, says PM Modi in Channapatna

Attacking the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress for being the reason for instability in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the JD(S) the B-team of the Congress. Every vote cast for the JD(S) is a vote for the Congress, he said at a huge campaign rally in…

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I’m fine with being a snake garland on the necks of people who are like Lord Shiva: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress as a corrupt dispensation which demanded 85% commission. He was addressinh a public meeting in Kolar as part of the campaign for the ruling BJP for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka.

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Karnataka needs 'Vitamin-P', P for Cong's 'performance' not BJP's 'polarisation': Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on April 30 said that while the BJP was seeking votes in the Karnataka Assembly polls in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress had adopted the PM’s “vocal for local” slogan and was raising issues of the people of the state.

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Top news developments in Karnataka on April 30, 2023

Key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka on April 30, 2023

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‘Amrit kaal’ for BJP MLAs and ‘visha kaala’ for Karnataka: Siddaramaiah

Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on the Congress during his three public rallies in Karnataka on Saturday.

The Times of India

Recruitment of drug inspectors: Karnataka HC directs govt to redo selection list

BENGALURU: Finding fault with the authorities with regards to insertion of “18 months experience clause” at a belated stage in the eligibility criteria pertaining to selection of Drug Inspectors, the Karnataka high court has quashed the entire selection list published in November 2020.

The Hindu

Pre-poll seizures cross ₹300 crore in Karnataka

Pre-poll seizures in Karnataka made so far since the announcement of the 2023 Assembly elections touched a whopping ₹302 crore on Saturday. This is over 2.5 times higher than what was recorded during the corresponding period in 2018 when ₹115. 91 crore had been seized.

The Hindu

I tried to get Jagadish Shettar a ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023: Interview with former Chief Minister of Karnataka and BJP stalwart B.S. Yediyurappa

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Between ‘snake’ and ‘maiden’ jibes: Karnataka poll campaign takes the usual ‘poisonous’ turn

As if determined to not disappoint the cynics, the figure of speech is having a wild run in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly poll campaign. The controversies have taken a serpentine turn; the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been accused of calling PM Narendra Modi “a poisonous snake” (a comparison that,…

The Hindu

Language as a central electoral issue in Belagavi has run its course

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 | Emotive language issue fades out in Belagavi as Maratha votes are key in the border district

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