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2023 Karnataka Assembly elections | Welfare schemes fail to propel BJP to power

Survey finds that a higher proportion of voters benefited from at least one Central scheme compared with a State scheme.

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

2023 Karnataka Assembly elections | Double-engine model did not convince voters

Despite the larger appeal of this model as witnessed in high-octane campaigns, it did not have the desired impact on the voters in the State.

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

2023 Karnataka Assembly elections | BJP’s failure to tackle unemployment, poverty hit it hard

Nearly 30% of voters said unemployment was the biggest issue this election compared with just 3% in 2018

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Lessons in a loss: On the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election result

Between the failed experiment of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the successful one of the Congress, Karnataka voters have imparted important lessons

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Methodology of CSDS-Lokniti Karnataka post-poll survey

Though the sample is relatively small, the total number of voters interviewed represent the social reality of the voters of Karnataka

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Karnataka poll statistics enthuse Telangana Congress

Telangana Congress has 43 lakh digital members and Karnataka 62 lakh despite being double the size

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

I will be politically active in Tamil Nadu: Sasikanth Senthil

Sasikanth Senthil, a native of Tamil Nadu, who quit the civil services and joined the Congress party in 2019 and was appointed chairperson of the Congress war room in Karnataka, got the better of BJP State president and former IPS officer K. Annamalai in the recently concluded election

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Karnataka election results | Eight seats were decided by wafer-thin margins of less than 1,000 votes

Providing a nail-biting finish to the high-pitched Karnataka Assembly elections, Jayanagar constituency, where 16 votes separated the winner and the loser, became a talking point. As many as eight seats were decided by wafer-thin margins of less than 1,000 votes with the Congress and the BJP having five and three…

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

In its best since 1989, 34 Veerashaiva-Lingayat legislators win from Congress

The confusion among the Veerashiava-Lingayats, especially in Kittur Karnataka region, following the exits of Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi weeks before the elections, is being seen as the precipitating factor for the community’s perceived shift to Congress from BJP.

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Karnataka elections: Kerala rejoicing at the victory of three Malayalis

Karnataka elections: Kerala rejoicing at the victory of three Malayalis

The Hindu · May 14, 2023