The year was 1991 when two of the biggest stalwarts of the Janata Dal were entrusted to make inroads into north Karnataka – one of them was a former Chief Minister, the other one would go on to be a Chief Minister latter in his life. The entire political class and the local as well as national media had then predicted that both would emerge victorious with consummate ease. Ramakrishna Hegde, despite being a Brahman himself, was the tallest Lingayat leader of the 80’s and 90’s and was contesting from Bagalkot, the veritable heartland of Lingayat politics. Siddaramaiah, the tallest Kuruba leader (Kurubas are politically analogous to Yadavs of north India), who was then in Janata Dal, was contesting from Koppal.
Both the stalwarts of the Janata Parivar humilia
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The Final Phase 2 PM looks at the contrast of two military states
India is a civilizational state and her interactions with democracy cannot be dictated by the west
Is there any sympathy for Kejriwal? How is the relative strength of Modi wave
How is the election finally shaping up? The Evening Report of Phase 6
As Mumbai votes, we look at how it is looking at 2 PM
India is a civilizational state and her interactions with democracy cannot be dictated by the west
Is there any sympathy for Kejriwal? How is the relative strength of Modi wave
The Final Phase 2 PM looks at the contrast of two military states
How is the election finally shaping up? The Evening Report of Phase 6
As Mumbai votes, we look at how it is looking at 2 PM
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