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Top highlights on Karnataka assembly election 2023, from campaigns to CM race | HT's Coverage
Here is Hindustan Times' entire coverage of the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, from the results to the oath-taking ceremony of the new chief minister.
The Congress party emerged as a clear winner in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly Election after results showed that it won a whooping 135 seats in the 224-house assembly - a clear majority - with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing 66 seats, while regional party, the Janata Dal (Secular), managed to get 19 seats....Read More
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Soon after the election result, a tussle began to brew within the Congress, as senior leaders Siddaramaiah - a former CM and leader of opposition - and DK Shivakumar, the president of the party's state unit, staked claim to the top elected post of the CM.
Nearly four days of hectic parleys later, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived at the decision to hand Siddaramaiah the CM post once again and make DK Shivakumar his sole deputy, even as other CM aspirants threw themselves in the ring.
The incoming chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar will be taking their oaths at Bengaluru's Kanteerava stadium today at 12:30pm. Watch out for HT's coverage on the Karnataka Assembly Election, the results, the fight for the CM post and now the finale - the swearing-in ceremony.
5 crucial factors that hurt the BJP, helped Cong script win
The Congress dealt a humiliating defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, after which outgoing CM Bommai said the saffron party will do a detailed analysis. Here are five reasons that contributed to the BJP’s defeat.
Congress gets majority in Karnataka on back of well-crafted campaign
The Congress has won the Karnataka assembly polls on the back of a well-crafted campaign, which began over a year ago. The campaign involved large events, catchy slogans such as “40% sarkara” focussed on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s government alleged corruption and putting up a united front despite having more than one claimant for the chief minister’s post. Read more
When DK Shivakumar said he'd love to work under ‘CM’ Mallikarjun Kharge
A month before the Karnataka election, state Congress president DK Shivakumar in a press meet said he would love to work under Mallikarjun Kharge if Kharge became the chief minister. DK Shivakumar's trust in Mallikarjun Kharge as the CM rather than Siddaramaiah is again in discussion after the latter has been named as the 24th CM of Karnataka. Read more
'Congress win in Karnataka elections sent message across country': Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav
On Congress party's win in Karnataka Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said that if the Opposition works with a united front, they can win over the Bharatiya Janata Party. Read more
After Karnataka rout, BJP leaders in huddle for a review
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a rout in the Karnataka assembly polls, senior party leaders said they have begun to hold meetings to identify reasons for the defeat, even as different factions of the state leadership listed a number of factors -- from BS Yediyurappa’s removal as chief minister in 2021 to a failure to read the mood on the ground to poor choice of candidates. Read more
Key Opposition meet likely after Karnataka government formation
All eyes are on the proposed meeting of at least 12 major opposition parties to be held in Patna soon to give shape to a larger opposition front to take on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Read more
This Kannada news portal predicted Congress' big win two months ago
The Congress's resounding victory with 135 seats in Karnataka may have exceeded the expectations of many, but for a small Kannada web portal Eedina (eedina.com), the election results came as no surprise. Remarkably, this web portal had accurately predicted the outcome well in advance, during the last week of April itself. Check what they had predicted here.
At 53%, Bengaluru sees low voter count this election
Popularly known for its urban voter apathy, Bengaluru recorded 52% turnout on an average, according to the latest data of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Read here
BJP, Congress present confident front ahead of election results
As the people vote, leaders of three major parties in Karnataka presented a confident front claiming they would win the elections comfortably. Read more
Karnataka assembly polls sees voter turnout of 72.67 per cent
Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 72.67 per cent in the Assembly elections, which is slightly above the previous polls in 2018. Read more
Will win with comfortable majority, says CM Bommai on Karnataka exit poll
Soon after voting ended on Wednesday at 6 pm in a single phase in Karnataka, exit poll results from various surveys showed the Congress party edging ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and predicted it may even gain a majority of its own in the 224-member assembly. Read more
EC rejects Cong's charge that EVMs used in Karnataka were earlier deployed in South Africa
The Election Commission (EC) rejected the Congress's claim on Thursday that the electronic voting machines used in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls were previously deployed in South Africa and asked the party to "publicly expose" the sources that spread such false information. Read more
Never said we will win 150 seats: Bommai
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that he never claimed the party would win 150 seats in the assembly elections. He, however, claimed that the party will win with a majority, rejecting the exit poll predictions that give the Congress an edge. Read more
Karnataka election: Exit polls predict hung assembly. 'Kingmaker' JDS ready to deal with BJP, Congress but...
Ex-Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday declared his party open to a post-poll alliance with either the Congress or the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, offering each potential lifelines ahead of Saturday's counting of votes. Read more
Karnataka Poll: BJP, Cong plan to keep flock together, approach independents on eve of counting day
A day before counting of votes in Karnataka, both the BJP and Congress went into huddles and held strategy sessions on ways to keep the flock together. Read more
'No demand for me... a small party': JDS' Kumaraswamy plays down alliance buzz
Hours before the counting for the Karnataka Assembly Elections begins, ex-Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy said on Saturday that JD(S) was a small party and he was only looking for development. Read more
Karnataka CM Bommai wins Shiggaon by over 54,000 votes
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. Read more
Karnataka assembly election 2023: Full list of JD(S) candidates winners
As vote counting is underway for the Karnataka Assembly election of 2023, the trends emerge in favour of the Congress party, which is in full celebration mode today as it leads on 136 seats. Read more
Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra wins debut election Independent Nagaraja Gowda 2nd
Shikaripura election result 2023: BY Vijayendra, the son of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, won the Shikaripura assembly constituency after beating Independent SP Nagaraja Gowda, a Congress rebel by around 11,000 votes. Read more
Karnataka election results: Sons of former CM cross swords in Sorab seat
Kumar and Madhu Bangarappa, sons of former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa, are having an electoral dust-up from the Sorab assembly seat. Read more
Karnataka election result: Congress president’s son Priyank Kharge retains Chittapur seat for third time
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank retained his Chittapur seat for the third time, the data showed amid as the counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly election of 2023 is underway. Kharge defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Manikanta Rathod by over 13,000 votes. In the final results, Kharge managed nearly 53 per cent of the votes and his BJP rival secured approximately 44 per cent. Read more
Karnataka election 2023: Cong's Dinesh Gundu Rao retains Gandhi Nagar seat in close fight with BJP's Gowda
Former Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao retained his Gandhi Nagar Assembly constiuency seat is a closely battle with the Bharatiya Janata Party rival Sapthagiri Gowda. Rao emerged victorious by a slim margin of just 105 votes, the data showed as the counting of polled votes for the Karnataka Assembly election 2023 is underway on Saturday. Read more
Karnataka Poll: I take full responsibility for the defeat, says CM Basavaraj Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he will take full responsibility for the BJP's defeat in the Assembly elections, and that the party will function as a responsible opposition in the days to come. He said Congress' "much organised" election strategy might have been one of the major reasons for its win. Read more
BJP's Udupi candidate Yashpal Suvarna who called for ‘no hijab in school’ wins
Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced an overall loss in Karnataka, it saw a victory in the Udupi assembly constituency as its candidate, Yashpal Suvarna, who called for no hijab in educational institutions, won. Suvarna secured a total of 97,079 votes, with a vote-share of 58.5 per cent. He defeated Congress' candidate, Prasadraj Kanchan, by nearly 33,000 votes, data on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website said. Read more
What didn’t work for the BJP in Karnataka election
By the middle of April, even as voting day was three weeks away, the political trend in Karnataka had started becoming clear. The Congress was running a cogent, incisive campaign, their infighting put to bed for the moment. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, was playing catch-up, hobbled by a multitude of factors. Read more
