Articles by Subhash Rai
Will high voter turnout make a difference to Belgavi’s political families?
The politics of this district is dominated by political clans, the most prominent of them being the Jarkiholi brothers.
Updated on May 13, 2018 03:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Subhash Rai
How top Karnataka assembly constituencies fared in voter turnout
The polling percentages across Karnataka vary and tell a different story.
Updated on May 13, 2018 08:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Subhash Rai
Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli row: A cricket-loving Kannadiga’s lament
Karnataka’s sportspersons -- be it GR Viswanath, BS Chandrasekhar, Javagal Srinath or even Anil Kumble himself -- have been credited for being the most gentlemanly in a gentleman’s game.
Updated on Jun 22, 2017 11:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Subhash Rai
Can Rajnikanth fill the political vacuum in Tamil Nadu?
If anybody can form an actor-politician triumvirate in Tamil Nadu with MGR and Jayalalithaa, it could be Shivaji Rao Gaikwad a.k.a.Rajinikanth
Updated on May 29, 2017 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Rai
The Jayalalithaa legacy: Not corruption, but compassion and people-centric governance
The victory in the trust vote by E Palaniswami of AIADMK’s VK Sasikala faction was a foregone conclusion when the reticent governor, C Vidyasagar Rao, invited the latter to form the government.
Updated on Feb 18, 2017 10:10 PM IST
Law of the land: Sasikala can be chief minister if Rabri Devi could
The provisions according to eminent constitutional expert Sudhir Krishnawamy, professor and director of the School of Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University, are that the chief ministerial candidate should be recommended by the outgoing chief minister and enjoy the confidence of the cabinet. O Panneerselvam has, while resigning as chief minister, recommended that Sasikala be nominated as the chief minister.
Updated on Feb 14, 2017 07:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Subhash Rai