Cong’s comeback in K’taka, and its impact on 2024 polls

The Congress Party won a decisive single-party majority in the southern state of Karnataka, the highest vote share of any party in the state since 1989. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) put in a disappointing performance. However, a veteran observer warns against extrapolating too much from these results, as the election was locally fought and driven largely by the anti-incumbent mood of the electorate.