Top political developments to track on August 2
Catch up on the day’s biggest political stories—from Prajwal Revanna’s sentencing and PM Modi’s Varanasi visit to BJP’s leadership call and more.
1 / 4The Bharatiya Janata Party will wait until after the Vice-Presidential election in September to announce its next national president, News18 reported, citing senior party sources. While JP Nadda’s extended term was meant to end post the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the leadership is now likely to make the succession move closer to the Bihar elections, as part of a calibrated internal shift. (PTI Photo)
2 / 4Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi today to launch and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth around ₹2,200 crore. In a post on X, he said the projects span education, health, sports, tourism, and connectivity, and he will also release the 20th instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme during the visit.. (PMO via PTI Photo).
3 / 4Even as DK Shivakumar remains in the race for Karnataka’s top post, his long-standing strategy of positioning himself as an “organisation man” continues to shape his approach, News18 reported. With Siddaramaiah leveraging the AHINDA base to become chief minister twice, Shivakumar is now working to build broad support and signal to the Congress leadership that he is best suited for the role.
4 / 4The quantum of sentence in the rape case against suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna will be announced today, August 2, by a Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru, News18 reported. Revanna was convicted on Friday in one of the rape cases filed against him. The court had also rejected his second bail plea, in which he cited delays in the trial proceedings.
