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2025-10-01
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This article explores the changing political dynamics of Karnataka following the 2024 general elections. In 2024, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition comprised of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal Secular party, which together represent the interest of dominant caste groups including Brahmins, Lingayats and Vokkaligas. This was necessitated by the Indian National Congress’ dominant showing in the 2023 state elections, attributed to its coalition of religious minorities, backward castes and Dalits. This paper will show that despite its success in the 2024 elections, the NDA coalition has not yet been fully consolidated. It further argues that the dynamics of contemporary politics in Karnataka may challenge its long-term sustainability. The paper argues that to consolidate this coalition, caste-based campaigning will likely now dominate state-level politics centred around questions of welfare and affirmative action. Communal issues, which marked the previous BJP government’s term in office, will be restricted to parts of the state where it remains socially and politically beneficial.
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Selvaraj M.S. (2025) Karnataka: A Dominant Caste ‘Revolt'?. Forum for Development Studies. Accepted for publication.
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