Assembly polls: Battle of survival for JD(S) or king maker/king again?

Will the 2023 Karnataka assembly polls be a battle of political survival for former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), or will the regional party once again emerge as a king maker, like it did in 2018, in the event of a hung assembly? Political circles were abuzz with this debate before the past couple of elections, and this time is no different.

Assembly polls: Battle of survival for JD(S) or king maker/king again?
Will the 2023 Karnataka assembly polls be a battle of political survival for former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), or will the regional party once again emerge as a king maker, like it did in 2018, in the event of a hung assembly? Political circles were abuzz with this debate before the past couple of elections, and this time is no different.