{
  "id": 11443641,
  "title": "Congress’s Karnataka strategy: In power, but still in street protest mode",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/congresss-karnataka-strategy-in-power-but-still-in-street-protest-mode",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:10:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/congresss-karnataka-strategy-in-power-but-still-in-street-protest-mode/article71536794.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Congress party in Karnataka has adopted a new strategy of utilizing street protests as a means of political mobilisation and challenging the central government's decisions since returning to power in May 2023. This approach is aimed at keeping the party's base engaged and projecting itself as a party willing to stand up against perceived injustices. The range of issues targeted in these protests has expanded, covering economic and social concerns, as well as national political agendas, such as allegations of vote theft in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the alleged collusion between the Election Commission and the BJP. The party's protests have also become more frequent, with the current Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his cabinet colleagues leading several demonstrations, making street mobilisation an integral part of the state government's politics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Jammu and Kashmir Congress holds protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/jammu-and-kashmir-congress-holds-protest-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar",
        "published": "2026-10-02T13:44:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}