It will be a true test for DK Shivakumar, the eight-time MLA and strongman from Kanakapura, as he navigates an out-of-power Siddaramaiah and manages Karnataka's delicate socio-political equations
Old habits die hard. Siddaramaiah is a grassroots socialist, an anarchist who has always thrived in chaos. Don't expect him to retire to a life of an elderly statesman - not yet, at least.
A young Brahmin man, with or without any political background, winning a seat in Tamil Nadu and subsequently becoming a minister, does not fit the established template of Dravidian politics.
तमिलनाडु में सीएम विजय ने 50 साल पुरानी सियासी परंपरा तोड़ते हुए गठबंधन, युवा और सामाजिक संतुलन पर आधारित नई कैबिनेट का गठन किया है. विजय की नई कैबिनेट में 33 में 11 मंत्री 40 से कम उम्र के हैं. इसमें दलित प्रतिनिधित्व बढ़ा है साथ ही ब्राह्मण चेहरों की एंट्री भी हुई है.
Marking a definitive paradigm shift following the 2026 Assembly elections, the new executive lineup shatters decades of rigid political norms established by the state's traditional heavyweights
अब जबकि सतीशन केरल में सीएम पद की शपथ लेने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं, हाईकमान को डर है कि कहीं तिरुवनंतपुरम की सत्ता पर उसकी पकड़ उसी तरह ढीली न पड़ जाए जैसा बेंगलुरु में हुआ.
Satheesan's independent "rebel" streak is precisely what worries the High Command; they are loath to lose control over Thiruvananthapuram the way they have over Bengaluru.
केरल में वीडी सतीशन को CM चुना गया है. जबकि केसी वेणुगोपाल का नाम पीछे रह गया. ऐसे में आइए समझते हैं कि कैसे पार्टी आलाकमान के चहेते वेणुगोपाल इस रेस में पीछे रह गए.
Karnataka has been a mess in terms of governance because of the confusion. It is now too late to bite the Karnataka bullet and enough damage has been done. But it is important not to let a similar situation develop in Kerala.
The claim that the DMK was the sole custodian of Tamil pride, capable of protecting it from Hindutva, had been the party's primary electoral plank. The same was true for the TMC in Bengal. Yet, they collapsed.
Back in 2006, when former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa formed an alliance with MDMK chief Vaiko, she told waiting reporters that "there are no permanent friends or allies in politics."
