BJP's drubbing in the Karnataka assembly polls comes as a wake-up call with many electoral battles - state polls in three big states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh this year - lined up before the general elections next year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a mandate for a third term.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-assembly-polls-for-bjp-south-hold-gone-hard-matches-ahead/articleshow/100221572.cms