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"Not happy....": Shivakumar on Congress majority in Karnataka, sets Lok Sabha polls as "next target"

A day after being sworn in as the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minsiter, DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that he is "not happy" even after the party's thumping victory in the state adding that the next target is the upcoming Lok Sabha elections slated next year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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President, not PM, should inaugurate new Parliament building: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on May 21 said that the President should inaugurate the new Parliament building and not the Prime Minister.

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Day after Karnataka swearing-in ceremony participation, Nitish Kumar meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who is putting in efforts to unite opposition forces against the BJP-led government at the Centre, arrived at the Civil Lines residence of his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sending out a message of Opposition unity

The Congress used the stage, where Siddaramaiah took oath as Chief Minister, to send out a message of Opposition unity as top leaders of parties from across the country that have stood against the BJP came together on a common platform ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

The Hindu

Siddaramaiah to take oath as Karnataka CM today; DK Shivakumar to sworn in as his deputy

Congress veteran Siddharamaiah will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second term on Saturday afternoon, along with Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar as his deputy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Only ambition is a united Opposition: Sharad Pawar

NCP leader Sharad Pawar calls out the BJP for damaging secularism and centralisation of power and is confident that there is a desire among all opposition to parties to come together and take on the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

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MVA's LS poll seat-sharing not fixed yet, but our 19 seats will remain with us: Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on May 19 asserted that although the seat sharing formula among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners for the next year’s Lok Sabha elections is yet to be finalised, the number of 19 seats that the Shiv Sena (undivided) won in the last election will…

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Know more about Arjun Ram Meghwal who is new Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge)

Arjun Ram Meghwal has become the new Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) of the country. He has replaced Kiren Rijiju. Must read further on Dynamite news:

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Will contest against Jyotiraditya Scindia if party asks me to: Digvijaya Singh

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh said on May 16 that he was ready to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls against Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from the latter’s family bastion of Guna.

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After Karnataka debacle, BJP in Jharkhand prepares for revamp at booth level

After witnessing the Karnataka debacle, the Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has started preparing for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll by placing more emphasis on organizational strength.

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Two leaders from BJP, who were once close aides of Siddaramaiah, blame him for quitting Congress

Both the BJP leaders and former ministers are Vokkaligas, the same community to which KPCC president and CM aspirant D K Shivakumar belongs

The Hindu

Striking a balance between castes and regions will be a daunting task for Congress

While the tussle continued on Tuesday between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar for the top post with both reaching Delhi, different communities have begun demanding that the party high command appoint their leaders/MLAs for the post of the Chief Minister and also be given plum portfolios.

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Deve Gowda will contest again for Lok Sabha in 2024, says Revanna

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi hints at replacement of Karnataka BJP chief after party loss in Assembly polls

BJP Karnataka President Nalin Kumar Kateel has completed his three year term.

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Hardeep Puri rules out BJP-SAD alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha election

The Union Minister said the SAD has lost its credibility among voters in Punjab as shown in the recent Jalandhar by-election poll results and rejected the possibility of any alliance with the party.

The Hindu

Replicating Karnataka success in Kerala will not be easy for Congress

With the Lok Sabha elections in the horizon, Congress leaders in Kerala will seek to draw inspiration from their Karnataka counterparts, who successfully ousted the BJP government.

The Hindu

BJP will improve its strength by Lok Sabha polls, says Eshwarappa

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Karnataka 2023: What the results tell us, and what they don’t

As is usual with poll outcomes, the Karnataka poll results have seen a flurry of commentary and takeaway exercises. This has resulted in the media space being clogged by an overdose of reading between the lines. One media portal even permitted a historian to slip into the role of political analyst.…

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Explained | Urban apathy or out-of-sync voter lists responsible for low turnout in Bengaluru?

Experts and civic group activists attribute the low turnout (Bengaluru: 55%, as compared to 73.19% for entire Karnataka) to errors in voter rolls, like duplication, deletion, and mismatched entries, and voters being forced to go from one booth to another searching for their names in the electoral rolls.

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Triumph in U.P. local body polls with ‘security’ pitch boosts BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The BJP called the verdict a “trailer” for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll.

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DMK to organise public meetings to commemorate birth centenary of Karunanidhi

Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin, who addressed the district secretaries and observers of the Lok Sabha constituencies, informed them that leaders of the DMK’s alliance partners will participate in the meeting. The party has also planned another meeting in Tiruvarur, the native town of Karunanidhi, where a kottam…

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Andhra Pradesh: TDP gearing up to organise Mini Mahanadu in Srikakulam on May 17

In the 2019 general elections, the TDP had won only three of the 10 Assembly seats in undivided Srikakulam district. It had also won the Srikakulam Lok Sabha seat, thanks to the cross-voting in favour of party contestant Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu

Al Jazeera

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.

Dynamite News

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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Congress, CPI(M) see a middle-of-the-road outcome in 2024 instead of a saffron wave

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) defeat in the Assembly election in neighbouring Karnataka has buoyed Kerala’s ruling front and Opposition.

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