Karnataka Assembly Election 2018

Karnataka's farmers, battling drought and water shortage, have been under dire financial duress

There are essentially two real reasons why the Karnataka result will actually be revealing in terms of that big question, whether Modi's BJP is yet beatable.

Karnataka is in the midst of political turmoil triggered by charges of horse-trading flung at each other by the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition and the BJP

Announcing his decision to return to his "mother party," the Congress, Chandrashekhar accused BJP and its leaders of "abandoning" him after giving him the ticket

BJP has failed to make any inroads in the South because it's largely seen as a North Indian party and its trump card of Hindutva doesn't work in the region

The Congress has led the BJP in terms of vote share by over a percentage point, but the latter has maximised its winnings in its areas of influence

Mr Modi and his party may feel emboldened to continue standing alone but the Opposition will have to draw quite the opposite lesson

Congress, contrary to expectations, did not roll up and play dead. It swiftly organised a coalition with a smaller regional party to form a majority in the assembly

The Congress, which won from the RR Nagar Assembly segment on May 31, hopes to wrest the Jayanagar seat from the BJP, aiming to take its tally to 79

Counting is currently underway for the RR Nagar assembly election. Catch latest updates here

Kumaraswamy is facing criticism from BJP over the issue of farm loan waiver even as JD(S) and Congress struggle to reach common ground over portfolio allocation

Amid concerns regarding their alliance, JD(S) and Congress leaders are also worried that the saffron party may use Machiavellian tactics to break their coalition and topple the government

The political uncertainty in Karnataka will come to an end today if the H D Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) government sails through the floor test as it is expected to do

While the Congress has 78 MLAs, Kumaraswamy's JD(S) has 36, and BSP 1

H D Kumaraswamy's swearing-in as Karnataka chief minister saw a show of strength by a galaxy of Opposition leaders who are looking to unite in a bid to take on Narendra Modi in 2019

Heavy rain fails to dampen Congress-JD(S) supporters' mood; national and state heads of non-BJP parties put up a show of strength

Key Opposition leaders like Mayawati, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, and Chandrababu Naidu will be attending H D Kumaraswamy's swearing-in as the Karnataka chief minister

The swearing in ceremony took place amidst rare scenes of bonhomie between leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee, Chandrababu Naidu

The TDP had given an opportunity to BJP leaders who can't win as ward members but we victory possible for BJP MLAs and MLCs, says Nara Lokesh

BJP rushing to fulfill promises in states where it hopes to make substantial gains