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Karnataka poll Results highlights: BJP wins Jayanagar, defeats Cong by 16 votes
Karnataka Election results 2023 highlights: Congress registered a decisive win state with 136 seats, ousting the BJP from its only citadel in the south.
Karnataka Election results 2023 LIVE: The Congress registered a resounding victory in the Karnataka assembly election 2023, winning 136 seats. The BJP lost its reign as it ended up with 65 seats leading incumbent chief minister Basavaraj Bommai to step down from the position today evening. The question remains whether Congress will pick Siddaramaiah or DK Shivakumar as next CM. ...Read More
Earlier, Karnataka CM Bommai conceded defeat well before the declaration of final results.
“Once the results come we will do a detailed analysis. As a national party, we will not only analyse but also see what deficiencies and gaps were left at various levels. We take this result in our stride,” Basavaraj Bommai had said.
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Exit polls had suggested that it will be a close race - one that will see the Congress emerge as the single-largest party but not with enough to cross the 113-seat mark.
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Karnataka voted in a single phase and recorded a 73.19 per cent voter turnout, according to the state's chief electoral officer.
Mallikarjun Kharge, death threat and Karnataka elections
During the election cycle, Congress claimed that the BJP has been planning to assassinate Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family. The party released an alleged audio clip in which Manikanta Rathod, BJP candidate from Chittapur, could be heard abusing Mallikarjun Kharge.
Congress manifesto and Bajrang Dal: What was the cause of contention amid Karnataka elections
When Congress released its manifesto for the state, the party said that it would ban Bajrang Dal. In response, Bajrang Dal and BJP workers protested by chanting Hanuman Chalisa and burning Congress flags. The Vishva Hindu Parishad issued a defamation notice to the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
Karnataka Election Results with Hindustan Times: Nikhil Kumaraswamy trails in Ramanagara
Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy of JD(S) trails in Ramanagara seat by 9,609 votes against Congress' HA Iqbal Hussain.
BJP and coastal Karnataka: What results indicate so far?
Of all the regions, trends show that the BJP is ahead in coastal Karnataka, which sends only 21 MLAs to the state assembly, Hindustan Times reports.
Is Congress' performance better than exit polls predicted?
The Congress’ performance still appears to be slightly better than most exit polls predicted, Hindustan Times reports.
Lingayat and Congress: How the party is faring as counting underway
Congress seems to be ahead even in the Lingayat dominated Central and Mumbai-Karnataka regions- breaking BJP's stronghold over the Lingayat vote bank.
Will Congress' performance credit go to Mallikarjun Kharge?
The Congress has done reasonably well in almost all regions of the state but it has performed much better in the northern parts- home to the party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge, Hindustan Times reports.
Karnataka Election Results with Hindustan Times: Is JD(S) a victim in the polls
The key victim so far appears to be the JD(S) as the contest sharpened into a bipolar one in Karnataka. The vote share of the party, led by former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, has dropped to just about 10%, nearly half of its 18% share in 2018.
Will Congress push past halfway mark on its own?
With initial trends showing a clear edge for the Congress in Karnataka, will the party get past the 113-seat majority mark in the 224-seat state assembly on its own?
Data from the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) website shows that the Congress has a vote share of around 44.5%, significantly higher than 38% during the previous elections in 2018, when it won 80 seats. To be sure, the BJP’s vote share has not dipped from the 2018 level of about 36%.
It remains to be seen what happens next.
What also dominated Karnataka election cycle? Mallikarjun Kharge's remark on PM Modi
During election campaign in Kalaburagi, Congress president and Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Mallikarjun Kharge called PM Modi ‘poisonous snake’. Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai criticized the Congress leader calling it Congress's 'hate politics'.
Congress has leads in early trends. But for BJP's Sadanand Gowda, ‘the counting has just started’
As early trends for Karnataka assembly elections results showed Congress leading, BJP leader and former union minister DV Sadanand Gowda said that there will be a "tough fight" as Congress has "joined hands" with the JD(S).
"The counting has just started. After 2-3 hours, we will get an idea but that too will not be final as there is a tough fight in every seat and I do agree with this; I am not denying this. It will be a tough fight because our opponents have joined hands together," he said.
Karnataka Election Results with Hindustan Times: Ex - CM Jagadish Shettar is trailing in Hubballi - Dharwad Central
Ex – Karnataka CM and the Congress candidate from Hubballi – Dharwad Central, Jagadish Shettar is trailing at his bastion, according to the early trends of the Election Commission.
Karnataka Election Results with Hindustan Times: Yediyurappa's son
Yediyurappa's son vijayendra leads from Shikaripura: 5176 votes to independents 3465.
D K Shivakumar's Saturday strides
Karnataka Congress Chief D K Shivakumar leading in Kanakapura by about 6,000 votes against BJP leader and minister R Ashoka.
Reach Bengaluru: Congress tells its MLAs
Congress asked all its MLAs to reach Bengaluru, ANI reported. Special arrangements have also been made for the same, the report added.
Is high voter turnout a sign of anti-incumbency?
Karnataka had an all-time high voter turnout of 73.19% for assembly polls with Chikkaballapur district showing the highest figures at 85.56%. According to experts, a higher voter turnout is not a sign of an anti-incumbency wave.
“The sentiment on the ground and exit polls suggest there could be a decision in favour of the Congress. There have been no instances in the past, where the Congress has become the single largest party and has not formed the government,” political analyst Sandeep Shastri said.
It's a good time to be Basavaraj Bommai. Incumbent CM leads from Shiggaon
Karnataka chief minister Basavraj Bommai is leading from the Shiggaon constituency in the state's Haveri district. At 9.30 am, Basavaraj Bommai was ahead by over 1,200 votes. In second place is the Congress' Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan while Shashidhar Yeligar of the Janta Dal (Secular) is a distant third.
Love jihad comment: A throwback to the row in January
BJP Karnataka state president Nalin Kumar Kateel in a party meet at Mangalore had said in January that people should prioritise the issue of "Love jihad" over "road, gutter, drain and other small issues". His comments were criticised by Congress leaders and several state BJP leaders as well.
Karnataka Election Results with Hindustan Times: How are former BJP ministers doing so far
The early trend suggests that former BJP ministers JC Madhuswamy, B Sriramalu, Murugesh Nirani and Ramesh Jarkiholi are trailing.
Nandini vs Amul: What was the controversy amid Karnataka elections
In Karnataka, a fight has been continuing between two major milk cooperatives that spilled over into a political slugfest ahead of the assembly elections. Congress and pro-Kannada groups attacked the Bommai government for allowing Amul to sell fresh milk and curd in Bengaluru. The critics believe that entry of Amul is not good for Karnataka's local brand Nandini.
Karnataka's electorate in numbers: The many first-time voters
The total electorate in Karnataka is at 5,21,73,579 of which there were 2.62 crore men, 2.59 crore women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 9.17 lakh first-time voters were also included.
There were many defections before Karnataka polls. Many.
In February, BJP leader HD Thammaiah joined Congress along with his supporters. In March, BJP MLC Puttanna joined the Congress.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit BJP in April and joined Congress the next day. Leaders that left BJP before the polls include Laxman Savadi, S Angara, M P Kumaraswamy and R. Shankar.
The record Karnataka voter turnout in numbers
Karnataka registered a voter turnout of 73.19 per cent which election officials termed a “record”.
“Karnataka has created a new record for itself. Final voter turnout for Karnataka Election 2023 stands at 73.19 per cent,” Chief Electoral Office, Karnataka said.
Chikkaballapura district recorded the highest voter turnout of 85.56 per cent, followed by Bengaluru Rural at 85.08 per cent. The top five districts with higher voter turnout are all from Old Mysuru region, which is considered to be the bastion of JD(S). The ruling BJP is considerably weak in this region.
The other three districts after Chikkaballapura and Bengaluru Rural are Ramanagara (85.04 percent), Mandya (84.45), and Tumakuru (83.58).
Karnataka Election Results with Hindustan Times: Congress ahead of BJP in initial counting trends
Congress in Karnataka is ahead of the ruling BJP, according to the initial trends of counting of votes polled for the May 10 Assembly elections. Congress was leading in 82 seats and the BJP in 66. The JD(S), led by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, gained an early lead in 21 segments.
Yathindra Siddaramiah and a wish for Congress
Congress leader and son of former chief minister Siddaramaiah, Yathindra Siddaramiah said, “Congress will get an absolute majority and form the government in Karnataka. We are very confident that we will make government on our own.”
