Battleground Karnataka: What is Congress' 'Karnataka model of development'

This report has become the basis for the Congress party's election narrative, particularly to distinguish the 'Karnataka model of development' from the 'Gujarat model of development'

The centerpiece of the Congress party’s election campaign in Karnataka is the good governance it claims the Siddaramaiah government has provided in the last five years, and the party has come to call it the ‘Karnataka model of development’, with its highlight being the several ‘Bhagya’ social welfare schemes.

From December 23, 2017 to January 17, 2018, the Centre for Public Policy of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, held 12 seminars to interact with stakeholders to discuss steps taken by the Siddaramaiah government in governance, education, health, urban-rural development and other sectors.

Participants included bureaucrats, sectoral experts, representatives from