Karnataka: Suspense Over Who’ll Triumph Over Hung Assembly
Numbers, analysis, facts vs fake news, ground reports, on-the-road interviews & national impact of today’s results.
Despite conflicting exit polls failing to indicate a clear winner, all three contenders to Karnataka’s chief minister’s post have expressed total and complete confidence in their victory.
At stake on Tuesday’s outcome is the future of three regional satraps — incumbent Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP’s prodigal son BS Yeddyurappa and potential kingmaker, JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda.
What could be a deciding factor are the more than 15,00,000 Kannadigas who became eligible to vote between 2013 and 2018. Have the political giants been successful in making themselves relatable to their state’s millennial electorate? Does the Modi wave still hold sway? And will Rahul Gandhi’s strategy to trust a regional lieutenant hit bullseye again?
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