Ex – Karnataka CM and the Congress candidate from Hubballi – Dharwad Central, Jagadish Shettar has lost the election, according to the final numbers of of the Election Commission. The six time MLA only managed to get the vote share of 36.31 per cent and he lost to BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai.
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The EC numbers suggested that BJP's Mahesh Tenginkai won with a majority of roughly 35000 votes. This came as a set back to the senior Lingayat leader, who anticipated a win on the Congress ticket. Jagadish Shettar, who was one of the BJP’s prominent leaders in Karnataka and also a face of Lingayat community in the Hubballi Dharwad region left the party after he was denied a ticket. However, the Congress party invited him and offered a ticket.
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According to the Election Commission website, the Congress was leading 137 seats as of 3pm. It requires 113 seats in the 224-member assembly to form the government in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, was leading 62 seats.
The counting is being held at 36 centres across the state, in which 2,615 candidates are in the fray. “The counting of votes has started at 8am across 36 designated centres in the southern state," the Election Commission said. A clear picture of the result is likely to emerge a few hours later from now. The magic figure to form the government in Karnataka is 113 seats. The state also saw a voter turnout of 73.16 per cent on Wednesday polling.
{{/usCountry}}The counting is being held at 36 centres across the state, in which 2,615 candidates are in the fray. “The counting of votes has started at 8am across 36 designated centres in the southern state," the Election Commission said. A clear picture of the result is likely to emerge a few hours later from now. The magic figure to form the government in Karnataka is 113 seats. The state also saw a voter turnout of 73.16 per cent on Wednesday polling.
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