
Karnataka’s fiscal policy and the need to rethink economic planning
The Hindu
The Congress party leveraged the five pre-poll guarantees to unseat the BJP and come to power in Karnataka in 2023. Two years on, as we approach the state budget for 2025-26, the big question is what next or what more?
The Congress party leveraged the five pre-poll guarantees to unseat the BJP and come to power in Karnataka in 2023. Two years on, as we approach the state budget for 2025-26, the big question is what next or what more?
Have guarantees led to fiscal indiscipline and must Karnataka rethink its economic trajectory and planning?
We discuss with Narendar Pani, economist and professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
Reporting: Nalme Nachiyar
Video & Editing: Ravichandran N

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