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Lawmakers from India's main opposition Congress party and the Janata Dal (Secular) protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party's B S Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka, in Bengaluru on May 17, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek N Chinnappa
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Serious questions over Karnataka governor inviting BJP

by Kriti Singh and Vaibhav Laddha May 27, 2018February 18, 2020

In the end, the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress combine sailed through the trust vote after edging out the Bharatiya Janata Party in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. But the transition of the state government has raised a plethora of legal issues, which came to light after the state’s governor invited the BJP to form a […]

The MLAs of Congress and JD(S) wait to meet with the governor to submit the letter for post-poll coalition. Photo: ANI
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Court orders floor test to break Karnataka election deadlock

by Saikat Datta and Kriti Singh May 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Rahul Gandhi, center, president of India's main opposition Congress party, waves to the crowd before addressing a campaign rally ahead of the Karnataka state election in Bangalore on April 8. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek Chinnappa
Posted inIndia, Nepal, South Asia

Karnataka poll reveals how Modi can be beaten

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

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