3 Things Chaos in Mahagathbandhan, reversing brain drain, and Karnataka voter deletion
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Oct 24, 2025 Asad Rehman, a political reporter for The Indian Express, dives into the chaos within the Mahagathbandhan alliance just before elections. He reveals tensions over seat-sharing and leadership struggles that threaten the coalition's unity. Ritika Chopra, also from The Indian Express, highlights a new initiative aimed at attracting Indian-origin academics back to India with promises of long-term positions and better support. Additionally, there's an unsettling investigation in Karnataka revealing a scandalous voter deletion scheme, raising serious questions about electoral integrity.
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CM Face Sparked Strategic Fear
- Congress feared naming Tejasvi Yadav as CM would consolidate non-Yadav OBC votes against them.
- RJD argued it contests most seats and thus deserves the chief ministerial face if the alliance wins.
Bachwada Became A Three‑Way Clash
- On Bachwada, CPI lost by less than 200 votes in 2020 but Congress insisted on fielding a candidate.
- The result is a three-way fight between CPI, Congress, and NDA there.
Small Slights Fueled Big Tensions
- Krishna Lavaru made Tejasvi wait an hour and a half on stage, and Tejasvi later arrived two and a half hours late.
- These small slights fed ego clashes that stalled seat-sharing talks.