Why Karnataka’s political identity might depend entirely on JDS
The 2028 Assembly Election in Karnataka presents a complex political puzzle with missing or ill-fitting pieces. The INC faces anti-incumbency and dissension among cadres, while the BJP’s high command-driven model is seemingly on a collision course with Karnataka’s entrenched nativist sentiments. Can JDS provide the perfect counterweight to BJP’s perceived shortcomings and emerge as a decisive piece of the 2028 puzzle for the NDA coalition?