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Opinion: Why The Karnataka Verdict Is Bad News For AAP
AAP polled less votes than NOTA and all its candidates lost deposit in the recently concluded Karnataka elections.
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Opinion: The "FPTP" Factor In The Karnataka Verdict
In the 'First-Past-The-Post' system of elections, the candidate who gets the maximum valid votes wins that constituency of the assembly or parliament. This concept is based on the analogy of the racing track.
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Opinion: Karnataka's Thumbs Up For Congress And Lessons For BJP
The decisive verdict in Karnataka today gives the Congress's workers reason to smile after the state leadership pulled off a win versus the charisma of Narendra Modi.
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As Congress Wins Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa "Respectfully" Accepts Verdict
Karnataka BJP strongman and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today said the Assembly election results will have no bearing on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Karnataka Rejected BJP's Money, Muscle Power: P Chidambaram On Poll Result
With a strong showing by the Congress in the Karnataka assembly polls, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Saturday congratulated the state's people for a "decisive verdict".
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Kingmaker Or Distant Third? JDS Hopes For A Role Amid Setback
Two hours into the counting of votes for Karnataka assembly election, the Janata Dal (Secular), which was being seen as a possible kingmaker in the event of a hung verdict, appears to have taken a big hit in its vote share
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Karnataka Exit Polls: Advantage Congress, But Hung Verdict Not Ruled Out
Karnataka is heading for a hung assembly, seven of 10 exit polls have predicted. Two have predicted an outright victory for the Congress and one for the BJP.
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Opinion: Will Congress Reap Anti-Incumbency Dividend In Karnataka?
One of the few proven axioms of Indian electoral politics is that the voter does not deliver an equivocal verdict where there is a clear % present alternative and palpable dissatisfaction with the incumbent. The Karnataka result will be no different.
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"Middlemen From Congress, BJP Reached Out To Me": HD Kumaraswamy
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy todayclaimed that both the Congress and the BJP were trying to cosy up to his party, as they may need his party's support in the event of a fractured verdict in the May 10 Assembly elections.
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Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Plea On Bengaluru Civic Body Polls
The Supreme Court today agreed to consider listing a plea of the Karnataka government against the high court verdict asking the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold elections to 198 wards of the 'Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike' (BBMP).
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Supreme Court Verdict Against Ex-Karnataka Speaker, Siddaramaiah's "Conspiracy": BS Yediyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today welcomed the Supreme Court decision to allow disqualified MLAs to contest polls, and termed it as verdict against the "conspiracy" of the then Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar and Congress leader Siddaramaiah.
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In Karnataka, Tiny Swing Can Make Huge Difference: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
The fractured verdict of the assembly elections in Karnataka may reflect in the state's mandate for the Lok Sabha as well.
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Congress Moves Karnataka Lawmakers To Resort "To Protect Them From BJP"
After the BJP's Gurgaon retreat, it is the turn of Karnataka's Congress lawmakers for a staycation, at a Bengaluru resort. The same where they were sequestered just seven months ago, when the elections threw up a hung verdict and lawmakers were flying between rival parties.
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After Rahul Gandhi's Peace-Keeping, Karnataka Finally Gets 25 Ministers
Two weeks after HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, he finally has a cabinet after ally Congress settled on its choice of ministers. The man behind the turmoil was DK Shivakumar - the Congress's biggest crisis manager at a time when the party was trying to prevent defections following a hung verdict in state polls.
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After Karnataka Mess, Ex-Poll Panel Chief Suggests Solutions For Future
Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...
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Opinion: Why The Karnataka Verdict Is Bad News For AAP
AAP polled less votes than NOTA and all its candidates lost deposit in the recently concluded Karnataka elections.
-
Opinion: The "FPTP" Factor In The Karnataka Verdict
In the 'First-Past-The-Post' system of elections, the candidate who gets the maximum valid votes wins that constituency of the assembly or parliament. This concept is based on the analogy of the racing track.
-
Opinion: Karnataka's Thumbs Up For Congress And Lessons For BJP
The decisive verdict in Karnataka today gives the Congress's workers reason to smile after the state leadership pulled off a win versus the charisma of Narendra Modi.
-
As Congress Wins Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa "Respectfully" Accepts Verdict
Karnataka BJP strongman and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today said the Assembly election results will have no bearing on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Karnataka Rejected BJP's Money, Muscle Power: P Chidambaram On Poll Result
With a strong showing by the Congress in the Karnataka assembly polls, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Saturday congratulated the state's people for a "decisive verdict".
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Kingmaker Or Distant Third? JDS Hopes For A Role Amid Setback
Two hours into the counting of votes for Karnataka assembly election, the Janata Dal (Secular), which was being seen as a possible kingmaker in the event of a hung verdict, appears to have taken a big hit in its vote share
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Karnataka Exit Polls: Advantage Congress, But Hung Verdict Not Ruled Out
Karnataka is heading for a hung assembly, seven of 10 exit polls have predicted. Two have predicted an outright victory for the Congress and one for the BJP.
-
Opinion: Will Congress Reap Anti-Incumbency Dividend In Karnataka?
One of the few proven axioms of Indian electoral politics is that the voter does not deliver an equivocal verdict where there is a clear % present alternative and palpable dissatisfaction with the incumbent. The Karnataka result will be no different.
-
"Middlemen From Congress, BJP Reached Out To Me": HD Kumaraswamy
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy todayclaimed that both the Congress and the BJP were trying to cosy up to his party, as they may need his party's support in the event of a fractured verdict in the May 10 Assembly elections.
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Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Plea On Bengaluru Civic Body Polls
The Supreme Court today agreed to consider listing a plea of the Karnataka government against the high court verdict asking the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold elections to 198 wards of the 'Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike' (BBMP).
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Supreme Court Verdict Against Ex-Karnataka Speaker, Siddaramaiah's "Conspiracy": BS Yediyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today welcomed the Supreme Court decision to allow disqualified MLAs to contest polls, and termed it as verdict against the "conspiracy" of the then Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar and Congress leader Siddaramaiah.
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In Karnataka, Tiny Swing Can Make Huge Difference: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
The fractured verdict of the assembly elections in Karnataka may reflect in the state's mandate for the Lok Sabha as well.
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Congress Moves Karnataka Lawmakers To Resort "To Protect Them From BJP"
After the BJP's Gurgaon retreat, it is the turn of Karnataka's Congress lawmakers for a staycation, at a Bengaluru resort. The same where they were sequestered just seven months ago, when the elections threw up a hung verdict and lawmakers were flying between rival parties.
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After Rahul Gandhi's Peace-Keeping, Karnataka Finally Gets 25 Ministers
Two weeks after HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, he finally has a cabinet after ally Congress settled on its choice of ministers. The man behind the turmoil was DK Shivakumar - the Congress's biggest crisis manager at a time when the party was trying to prevent defections following a hung verdict in state polls.
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After Karnataka Mess, Ex-Poll Panel Chief Suggests Solutions For Future
Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...
