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Byelection: BJP defeat has again exposed party’s lack of focus on strengthening cadre

Byelection: BJP defeat has again exposed party’s lack of focus on strengthening cadre

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The washout in all three Assembly seats that went to the byelections in Karnataka has again exposed the lack of focus by the BJP on strengthening its cadre in the State despite its strategists repeatedly referring to this lacunae. Though it is common for the ruling party to have an advantage in byelections, there had been much curiosity around the three Assembly segments that went to the polls on November 13 as BJP leaders were confident that the issues they had raised ahead of the election — such as alleged irregularities in MUDA involving the Chief Minister and the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation ‘scam’, besides the waqf land row — would have turned the tide in their favour. The BJP had launched Statewide campaigns on them. Little impact from campaigns But the results have shown that neither the BJP nor its ally, the JD(S), could gain significantly from those campaigns. This is being blamed on the party’s failure to strengthen its cadre. It is no secret that BJP top leaders have been concerned …

Bypoll mandate an endorsement of Congress government’s guarantee schemes in Karnataka

Bypoll mandate an endorsement of Congress government’s guarantee schemes in Karnataka

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Congress supporters greeting party candidate for Channapatna seat C.P. Yogeshwar after his victory in the byelection on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH The emphatic victory for the Congress in the byelection to the Legislative Assembly from three constituencies will give a stimulus to the image of the government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, against whom the Opposition has mounted multiple charges of corruption, and ensure commitment towards the implementation of the five guarantees, which have been criticised by the BJP-JD(S) Opposition combine The party’s victory in Channapatna, Shiggaon, and Sandur will certainly give a big boost to the government to counter the combined onslaught from the Opposition ahead of the winter session of the State legislature in Belagavi. Guarantees will continue As both the Chief Minister and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar gave full credit to the “guarantees” for the party’s victory in the three seats, party leaders maintained that the schemes would continue and become an indispensable part of the electoral strategy in the coming days. The government is unlikely to tweak the guarantees …