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Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said the party will come to power on its own by winning over 120 seats in the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly and claimed the visits of BJP brass had no impact on the voters of the State

National parties channel centralised leadership, attempting to keep State leaders ‘in check’, but they run the risk of losing touch with the pulse of the people on ground. Read more about this Political Line Newsletter on The Hindu.

The Supreme Court on May 9 said sub judice cases should not be “politicised” after a petitioner alleged on Tuesday that Home Minister Amit Shah has made public statements about the scrapping of the 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka ahead of the Assembly elections.

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Amit Shah said that the Manipur High Court’s order to grant ST status to the majority Meitei community in Manipur will be discussed with all stakeholders, and there was no need for anyone to be scared

Party sources informed that Mr.Shah is likely to arrive the night before, participate in the yoga programme on May 27 and leave for New Delhi later that day.

Vasundhara Raje said Ashok Gehlot was creating fabricated stories to avoid the “historic defeat” to be faced by Congress in the 2023 Assembly polls, but his tricks would not be successful.

A day after the Election Commission sought evidence from Karnataka Congress over its “corruption rate card” advertisements published in newspapers targeting the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections, the party on Sunday hit back accusing the EC of taking action in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution…

“It seems Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi do not realise the financial implication of their party’s guarantees. If they were to implement all the five guarantees, their cost would overshoot the entire Budget of Karnataka. The guarantees are therefore meaningless,” Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, said on Sunday.