Karnataka Polls

'BJP Mukt Dakshin Bharat': Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hits out at BJP after Karnataka win

Kharge took a swipe at the BJP, saying egoistic statements will not work anymore and one should understand the sufferings of people.

Amid poll defeat in Karnataka, BJP retains its hold in coastal districts

BJP workers celebrated their overwhelming victory in the twin districts at several places.

Karnataka elections: Anti-incumbency, Muslim consolidation, and unity in party cadres ensured Congress' win

For the BJP, it’s time to rethink Karnataka. The party fought, and fought hard, against tremendous odds. The question is why the odds existed in the first place

Karnataka election: Ten takeaways for national politics after Congress' sweep in the Assembly polls

Congress was always expected to win Karnataka but the scale of the victory – 136 seats with over 43 per cent vote share and a 7 per cent gap with the BJP – is a huge morale booster for the main national opposition party

Karnataka assembly results: Lessons for BJP before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The charges of rampant corruption and lacklustre leadership have hurt the BJP, as has the partial abandonment of the critical Lingayat community

'Modi is not invincible': How Opposition leaders reacted to Congress' Karnataka victory

TMC MP Mahua Moitra tweeted, ‘Thank you Karnataka. For choosing LPG over Bajrang Baliji.’ The CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation's general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said that the victory has set the stage for the forthcoming elections

Congress deserves kudos for Karnataka win, but it should not be an excuse to overlook problems within party

This victory is a good start for Congress to work on state leadership and a state-centric political narrative. But if the party believes that this win is nothing but acceptance by the people of the existing fault lines then the future of the party will remain at stake

Karnataka results show BJP forgot what voters across India expect from it

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: The BJP must realise that after the coming of Narendra Modi and trailblazing success driven by performance, it can no longer live in the warmth of low expectations. Voters have set the bar much higher for the BJP than for other parties

On eve of counting day, both BJP and Cong strategise on keeping flock together, approaching independents

The state recorded its highest-ever voting (73.19 per cent) in Wednesday's polling to the 224-member Assembly.

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Hung assembly, say exit polls. The same was predicted in 2018. Will it come true?

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Most exit polls in Karnataka have predicted a hung assembly, giving the Congress an edge over the BJP. It’s very similar to 2018 when the surveys had projected a similar situation but had given the saffron party the advantage. How accurate were they then?