House on Fire is a five-part podcast series on the events that followed the Karnataka state elections in 2018. It was a very turbulent year in the state’s political history, when betrayal and bickering replaced governance, and party lines blurred and loyalties kept shifting.

This podcast takes a look at some of the prominent events that unfolded between May 15, 2018, and July 28, 2019. Through exclusive interviews with some of the main characters, who reflect on an episode that showed how leaders could exploit flaws in one of the largest democracies in the world, especially the loopholes in the anti-defection law.