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Karnataka election 2018: Can Modi wrest RSS' core territory from Congress?

Coastal Karnataka is an RSS stronghold which the Congress invaded with impunity in 2013

Karnataka Assembly polls: How Telugu vote may swing the 'waveless' election

About 15% of Karnataka's population is estimated to be Telugu speaking and Telugu is the third most spoken language in Karnataka after Kannada and Urdu

Karnataka polls: BJP fields 83, Cong 59 candidates with criminal background

The ADR released the report after analysing the affidavits filed by 2,560 candidates, which said that 391 candidates declared criminal cases against themselves

Karnataka polls: Farm distress may turn out to be a sore point for BJP

The best option to reduce farm distress in the state is that when the rains fail, the state - the central and the state government - provide a financial cushion for the farmer

Karnataka polls: PM Modi attacks Congress on corruption, incompetence

Modi said both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were out on bail because they had cases of defalcation, amounting to Rs 50 billion against them

Karnataka polls: Is BJP more efficient in translating votes into seats?

Opinion polls in Karnataka are looking fuzzy as of now, and like Gujarat, only the day of the result will tell us which way the pendulum swings

Karnataka polls: Siddaramaiah says Cong to win with full majority; updates

In the last leg of his campaigning for May 12 polls, Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka's Chitradurga, Raichur, JamaKhandi and Hubli area. Find latest updates on Karnataka assembly elections 2018.

Karnataka polls: The real reason they are important for national politics

In projecting himself separately from BJP, Modi seems to be asking voters, who else is there but me

Karnataka assembly polls: Congress auctioning tickets, says Narendra Modi

Party will become 'PPP Congress' - P for Punjab, P for Puducherry, and P for Parivar - after polls, the PM asserts

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Dharmayudhya in the time of polls

At the heart of the rift is a six-month tour to the US and Canada that the Vishva Vijaya undertook in 1988 to spread the Madhva philosophy

After Karnataka polls, Congress will be Puducherry-Punjab Parivar says Modi

Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that Congress and JD(S) were in a secret alliance. Congress, meanwhile, questioned Modi over corruption by BJP leaders. Catch Karnataka election campaign updates here

Karnataka Assembly poll 2018: Demonetisation and its enemies

For Mangaluru, specifically, demonetisation was a double whammy. The city provides extensive employment in the services sector, especially hotels and hospitality

BJP promises free smartphones, Rahul says Cong govt will waive farm loans

BJP also commits to provide free laptops to students

Domino-effect reaches K'taka: Clearing farm debt to put pressure on finance

Owing to a better monsoon after three parched years, advances to the agriculture sector have grown in 2017-18 in Karnataka

Karnataka election: Rahul Gandhi rates BJP, Modi's manifesto 1/5; updates

Days before the Karnataka Assembly election 2018, Prime Minister Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi are repeatedly crossing swords. Catch the Karnataka election campaign updates here

Karnataka polls: 'Outlanders' Siddaramaiah, Sreeramulu play to Badami crowd

Across Karnataka, the election is perceived as a tourney between Modi and Siddaramaiah, although Sreeramulu has a standing even independent of Modi

Karnataka polls: Jayanagar BJP MLA Vijaya Kumar dies of cardiac arrest

The lawmaker collapsed on Thursday while campaigning in his constituency

No poll pomp and show: On the ground in Karnataka's Mangaluru

In large swathes of the city, Christians (mostly Catholic) and Muslims have a significant presence

Markets are not factoring in Karnataka poll outcome yet, say analysts

Nilesh Shah, managing director at Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund believes the S&P BSE Sensex could dip sharply if the BJP loses Karnataka. He, however, expects the recovery to be equally swift

Karnataka polls: Modi chides Cong; Siddaramaiah reminds him of 'Reddy gang'

There is a fierce competition between the BJP and Congress for Karnataka Assembly election 2018. PM Modi and Yogi Adityanath will address rallies in Karnataka today. Catch Karnataka polls 2018 updates