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  • BJP's 'Operation Lotus' will come back to haunt it

    The BJP in Karnataka is continuing its 'Operation Lotus' to lure opposition MLA's to resign their seats and join the party with ministerial berths as reward. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has shown unexpected political cunning in luring opposition members. Having won 110 seats in a 224 member...
    Posted to Down South (Weblog) Posted by Venkatesha Babu on 08-24-2008
  • That Sinking Feeling

    Oil prices at record high, runaway inflation, global economic slow down, a shock market and a dithering government which teeters on the edge of precipice. Six months into 2008, the prognosis on all fronts seems bleak. While a lot of these problems have been influenced by external factors, several of...
    Posted to Down South (Weblog) Posted by Venkatesha Babu on 06-30-2008
  • Get going Mr Yeddyurappa

    It has been a fortnight since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Yedyurappa (Yeddy as he is referred to by the media) won a near simple majority of 110 seats in the 224 member Karnataka assembly. For the last six months Yeddy had relentlessly toured the state seeking a full mandate...
    Posted to Down South (Weblog) Posted by Venkatesha Babu on 06-08-2008
  • Now that the Karnataka Poll Results are in...

    So finally the BJP has a government of its own in South. In the last few elections their cry has always been "you've tried everybody else, give us a chance." Well the people have done just that. Now it is upto BJP to deliver. Here are some issues they will have to pay close attention to...
    Posted to Down South (Weblog) Posted by Venkatesha Babu on 05-25-2008
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