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Exit polls predict a Congress victory in Karnataka -
Karthik Shashidhar, Mint
The Congress party is expected to win the assembly elections in Karnataka with an average 37% vote share, according to estimates by a majority of the exit polls. Election to the 224-seat state assembly was held on Sunday. An estimated 69% of 43.5 million voters exercised their franchise. There is a similar consensus among exit polls in terms of the vote share for other major parties, with the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) estimated to win 20-22% of the total votes and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 23-27% of the share.
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Anwar is on song in Malaysia -
MJ Akbar, Sunday Guardian
In Malaysia, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's campaign is on song, sometimes literally so. He does tend to remind his massive rallies that it's "Now or Never". Even if everyone does not catch the allusion, no one misses the message. Maybe Anwar has at long last found time for a snatch of song after having suffered years of soul-searing, unbelievable injustice and political barbarism, because the mood around him is so buoyant. I write this on the eve of what could be Malaysia's most breathtaking election result in 56 years of history as an independent republic.
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All you need to know about Karnataka polls -
Shantanu Bhattacharji, Business Standard
As the 224-member Karnataka assembly goes to polls on May 5, the stage is set for a fierce battle for a state whose political future looks wide open. The election outcome might set the political tone for the 2014 general polls. Political pundits term it as a first semi-final contest. The main contenders for power, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular), and the fledgling Karnataka Janatha Paksha (KJP), launched in December by former BJP heavyweight and chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, have their own sets of worries.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. Against this backdrop, a poll has been conducted by the popular news website LensOnNews.com to explore various scenarios: the outcome of the coming Lok Sabha election in Bihar if the NDA (the BJP-JDU combine) remains intact; secondly if the two allies...
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The Karnataka prophecies -
Seema Chishti, Indian Express
The recipe was out long back. It is now time to follow it, step by step. A dollop of development mixed with equal proportions of good and decisive governance, with a splash of home-made "incorruptible" image fried in hot engaging public addresses and a gentle but not so subtle push of Hindutva, and viola, the messiah post-2014 is ready. Assembly elections don't really matter, say the losers of all state elections. Reflect back on the BJP's successes in three assembly polls in November 2003...
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Outline of Modi’s 2014 strategy is now becoming visible -
R Jagannathan, FirstPost
From Narendra Modi’s utterances at a gathering of Hindu seers and saints at Haridwar yesterday, one can now begin to discern a pattern on what his future strategy is likely to be – both at the political and personal levels. The emerging political reality is one where Modi has been under attack both from the extreme Right of the Hindu fringe, and “secular” allies such as Nitish Kumar. His rivals in the Congress, of course, are hoping that his mere entry...
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Sharif the leader in Pak race -
AS Dulat, Mail Today
Pakistan never ceases to amaze, even while making history. For the first time in its existence, a democratically-elected government completed its full five year tenure in Pakistan. Emotional scenes were witnessed when the National Assembly held its farewell session before its dissolution on March 16th, as nostalgic speeches were made and members embraced each other. It was a huge moment in a country used to dictatorial regimes never having seen peaceful and constitutional transfer of power that it is now close to.
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CM's post: Siddu, Parameshwara tussle reaches fever pitch -
Sowmya Aji, NewIndianExpress
The internecine battle for supremacy within the Congress has taken a curious turn with the entry of Rahul Gandhi on the campaign stage. His public rallies have become a battleground for Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Congress state president G Parameshwara to demonstrate their individual clout in the state, in their race to the chief minister’s post.
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Karnataka poll: A statistically viable predictive model -
Praveen Patil, Niti Central
Over the next few weeks we shall try and analyse Karnataka elections here at NitiCentral using various data points to arrive at a statistically viable predictive model. At the end of it, all election analysis is about predicting the final outcome, so we shall try and narrow down the best possible results using data and correlating it with ground realities. Past electoral data gives us an idea as to what is the overall strength of each contesting...
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Will one rupee idlis and low cost rice reap votes for Jaya? -
G Pramod Kumar, FirstPost
Looks like Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is battle-ready for the 2013-2014 Lok Sabha elections. A slew of welfare programmes, targeting both the urban and rural poor, that she has initiated in the last few months make a great beginning for her campaign. While a chain of “Amma” restaurants (Amma Unavagam) that sell south Indian food at dirty-cheap prices and rice at Rs 20 per kilo target both the poor and middle class homes, her relief package for the farmers target vulnerable...
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