Why was there no place for a youngster or a woman in the cabinet sworn in on May 20? Having received overwhelming support from young people, and reached out massively to women voters, why didn’t these two constituencies not find a pride of place in the starting Congress line-up?
Until the Karnataka elections, BJP was pushing ahead full steam with a Hindutva agenda spearheaded by its aggressive state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar. But his detractors, mostly ex-TRS and ex-Congress recruits, weren’t convinced this strategy would work. Now the moderates seem to be catching the BJP high command’s attention
Congress feels ambitious again about tackling BJP head-on and ignored opposition parties crucial for the unity effort. Those wary of a Congress resurgence on their turf stayed away despite being invited. Chasing unity before 2024 polls may be futile and could help BJP polarise the polity even more sharply
Karnataka CM News LIVE: Karnataka CM-designate Siddaramaiah and his deputy-to-be DK Shivakumar will be sworn-in at 12.30 pm on May 20 (today) at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. At least 10-12 ministers are also going to be inducted into the Cabinet.