The recently concluded Assembly polls in Karnataka have delivered a major setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in southern India. For the BJP, the loss in Karnataka has flagged a number of concerns about how it will fare in the upcoming polls in the region. Analysts argue that the Karnataka results do not bode well for the party in the southern States. The BJP needs to identify hyper-locally with each of the southern States to make headway, a tricky balancing act. In summary, the BJP has a long way to go in winning the support of the southern States.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2023 15:56 UTC