Karnataka CM Bommai wins Shiggaon by over 54,000 votes

In 2018, Shiggaon was one of 104 seats won by BJP which fell agonisingly short of the majority mark of 113 in the 224-seat Assembly.

Updated on: May 13, 2023, 15:45:30 IST

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Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai won from the Shiggaon seat in the state's Haveri district as counting of votes for the 2023 Assembly election continues. According to the ECI website, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader emerged victorious by a margin of 54,020 votes. Congress' Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan stood second with 64,038 votes.

In 2018, the Shiggaon seat was one of 104 won by the BJP - it was won by Bommai - which fell agonisingly short of the majority mark of 113 in the 224-seat Assembly. The Congress' Sayed Azeempeer Khadri was second and an independent candidate, Somanna Urf Swamiling Bevinamarad, finished third.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. (Basavaraj S Bommai twitter)

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Karnataka voted Wednesday in a single phase in the first big election of 2023.

The ruling BJP is looking to break a 38-year jinx - the southern state has not voted an incumbent government back to power since 1985.

The Congress is looking for revenge after rebel MLAs destabilised the government it formed with the JDS after the 2018 election.

The JDS is not expected to make major gains compared to last year with most exit polls handing them around 30 seats only but they could play a key role.

Both the Congress and the BJP have expressed confidence that they will secure a majority on their own and can, therefore, form the next government without help from the JDS.

Ex-chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's party, meanwhile, believes it will hold the keys to the kingdom since exit polls predict a hung Assembly with an edge for the Congress.

Either way, if there is no clear winner, the JDS will see its stock rise for a third successive election as will Kumaraswamy's claims of being 'kingmaker' and chief minister for a third time.

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