“BJP’s Karnataka disaster wasn’t just about corruption, it was also about state’s failure to stand up to Islamist terror”, Firstpost, May 22, 2023:

“The Karnataka Assembly results must have shocked even those who had been seeing the writing on the wall for some time now. For, the defeat was so comprehensive and staggering. One at least thought the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would put up a fight.

Especially given the Congress’ propensity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory — and its leaders didn’t surprise their detractors by making indecent personal comments on the prime minister or unnecessarily indulging in a Hanuman controversy.

In Karnataka, despite the Congress’ comprehensive victory, it was the BJP that seemed to have lost power. This assessment may appear to be unfair towards the Congress, especially in the wake of the spectacular showing in the Assembly elections, but not when one micro-analyses the results….”

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