Dominant caste MLAs Vs underdog voters Like an unwanted pregnancy, a mid-term election to the Karnataka Assembly was brought on after a chaotic coalition regime by the Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and BJP collapsed, leading to dissolution of the House and imposition of President's rule. Accepting the inevitable, political parties and candidates are now battling it out with the poll blitz intensifying with every passing day. Security beefed up and voters scurrying for IDs, the stage is ready. A glimpse of the trends and moods gathered by Deccan Herald-CNN-IBN Pre-poll surveys and DH correspondents on the campaign trail...
Crying to conquer It is free entertainment for people of Karnataka, thanks to elections to the Legislative Assembly...
Three veterans and a scion Perhaps for the first time in the electoral history of Karnataka politics, as many as four former chief ministers are in the fray in the same Assembly polls...
'No' to merger with M'rashtra Ever since the reorganisation of Indian states in 1956, Karnataka's border dispute with Maharashtra over parts of Belgaum district, has been rearing its head at regular frequency. How do voters in the state respond to this issue?
Did Harbhajan Singh deserve the 11-match ban for his onfield misbehaviour with a fellow-player or is the punishment too harsh? Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Most of our readers opined that Harbhajan deserved the punishment as this is not the first time that the player has crossed the limits. Some readers questioned Sreesanth’s action in provoking Harbhajan and said both the players should amend their behaviour to suit the gentleman’s game.
