Big win for Congress in Karnataka, secures 136 seats; BJP finishes second with 65, JD(S) bags 19- Highlights
Karnataka assembly election results 2023 LIVE Updates: The Indian National Congress (INC) crossed the halfway mark in the Karnataka assembly poll results 2023, as most exit polls had predicted, as the counting of votes in the 224-member Karnataka Vidhan Soudha (state legislative assembly) elections were underway after starting at 8 am on Saturday, May 13. The main challenger Congress has won in 136 seats while the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 65 seats while the Janata Dal (Secular) won 19 seats, as per initial trends. This blog will keep you posted on the live updates from the counting of votes in the Karnataka assembly election results 2023:
Karnataka legislative assembly election results 2023 LIVE Updates: The Indian National Congress (INC) or the Congress party has attained a majority in the ongoing Karnataka assembly election results 2023, wresting power from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) only southern state.
The Congress has won 136 seats and the incumbent BJP has come second with 65 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) has been declared the winner in 19 seats while independents and others have clinched four seats. Outgoing CM Bommai has already conceded defeat and said that his party will do a detailed analysis of results.
The high-stakes assembly elections were held on May 10, with the key contest between the incumbent BJP and the challenger Indian National Congress (INC) party, with Janata Dal (Secular) vying to play the role of the king-maker. The 40-day-long campaign for the Karnataka polls saw political heavyweights from the three parties slugging it out at the hustings, with the BJP hoping to defend the only southern state under its control.
The ruling BJP's campaign was led by its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who addressed 21 rallies in the state, including a late blitz of road shows in the state capital, Bengaluru. The Congress campaign was led by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, and state unit chief DK Shivakumar. JD(S) largely depended on the connections of its patriarch, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda.
Most exit polls have predicted that the Congress has an advantage and the party may wrest BJP's only southern state. However, given the range of seats and error margin factored into these polls, a close contest could be in the offing. The number of seats the JDS can win may also decide the permutation and combination of any post-poll alliance. Apart from results on ZeeBiz and our network websites, the official results will be available on the Election Commission of India website, eci.gov.in.
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Karnataka Election Results 2023: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai puts down his papers
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Karnataka Election Results 2023: Loss in election not a loss of our ideology, says CT Ravi
"Today's loss in the assembly elections is our personal loss and not that of our ideology.
"We will introspect in the coming days and rectify our mistakes. Our efforts to build a Suvarna Karnataka will continue.
"I thank Kannadigas for all the support extended to us."
Karnataka Election Results 2023: People of Karnataka have voted against 40% commission govt, says DK Shivakumar
"The people of Karnataka have voted against the 40% commission government, corruption & the BJP's loot," Shivakumar.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Home minister Amit Shah thanks people from Karnataka despite defeat
"My sincere gratitude to the people of Karnataka for giving the BJP the opportunity to serve them for so many years. The BJP under the leadership of PM
@narendramodi Ji will continue to strive for the welfare and development of the people of Karnataka."Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress wins 135 seats, leads on one
Karnataka assembly's current status
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress president Kharge distributes 'Nandini' brand sweets
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress' Surjewala hails party's win in Karnataka
"Karnataka has given a new mantra to save democracy in India. So this is not a victory that is restricted to the state,” says Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai takes responsibility of defeat
"I'm taking responsibility for the defeat. There are many reasons for the defeat, we will analyse everything as we are a national party. We will also analyse all our faults and we will bounce back in the Parliament elections," Bommai said.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Kharge says Bharat Jodo Yatra helped party win big
Mallikarjun Kharge says, "We started from Mekedatu (padayatra). Then came the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanniyakumari to Kashmir. We have won almost 99% of the seats in the route in which Rahul Gandhi walked. I thank him for that."
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress president Kharge says mandate has destroyed BJP's arrogance
"Those who promised a Congress-free India have been ousted from the South! BJP's arrogance has been destroyed by the people's mandate," Kharge says.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress president Kharge hails victory as win of Karnataka people
"This is truly the victory of the people of Karnataka," says Kharge.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: BJP president JP Nadda accepts defeat in Karnataka elections
JP Nadda said, "BJP accepts the mandate of the people of Karnataka with humility. I thank the diligent karyakartas of Karnataka BJP for their efforts and the people who showed faith in our vision. Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the BJP will continue to work for the betterment of the people and raise their voice by actively playing the role of constructive opposition."
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Maharashtra opposition, says ''BJP's Lanka gutted'
Maharashtra`s opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and other parties on Saturday erupted into celebrations after the Karnataka Assembly election results that saw the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party get its worst-ever poll drubbing and the Congress sweeping to power there.
Leading the charge, a grinning Shiv Sena-UBT President Uddhav Thackeray said that what has started in Karnataka will "now be continued in Maharashtra" where the BJP will be thrown out.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Trends at 7:00 PM
Karnataka Election Results 2023:
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar defeated JD(S)' B Nagaraju in Kanakapura, by 1,22,392 votes.
Karnataka-Kanakapura -184 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 R ASHOKA Bharatiya Janata Party 19602 151 19753 10.36 2 KRISHNA N M Bahujan Samaj Party 1077 6 1083 0.57 3 B NAGARAJU Janata Dal (Secular) 20561 70 20631 10.82 4 E PUTTARAJU Aam Aadmi Party 1142 2 1144 0.6 5 D K SHIVAKUMAR Indian National Congress 142156 867 143023 75.03 6 KEMPEGOWDA Navabharath Sena 603 1 604 0.32 7 KRS PRASHANTH HOSADURGA Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 396 1 397 0.21 8 MANMOHAN RAJ K N Uttama Prajaakeeya Party 1255 3 1258 0.66 9 SHRIDHARA K R Republican Party of India (Athawale) 293 3 296 0.16 10 NAGARAJU S J Independent 146 1 147 0.08 11 MALLIKARJUNAIAH Independent 286 2 288 0.15 12 SHIVARENUKA Independent 512 0 512 0.27 13 NALLAHALLI SRINIVAS Independent 307 3 310 0.16 14 SHADAKSHARI A N Independent 236 0 236 0.12 15 SUNIL KUMAR Independent 179 0 179 0.09 16 NOTA None of the Above 758 4 762 0.4 Total 189509 1114 190623
Karnataka Election Results 2023:
Congress leaders DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah felicitate party national president Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress sweeps.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress begins high-level meeting at state HQ in Bengaluru
Congress leaders began a high-level meeting in state headquarter, Bengaluru after the party’s landslide victory in the Karnataka polls 2023.
Karnataka Election Results 2023:
JD(S) leader HD Revanna defeated Congress party’s Shreyas M Patel in Holenarasipur, by 3,152 votes.
Karnataka-Holenarasipur -197 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 GEETHA SHIVASWAMY Aam Aadmi Party 2421 4 2425 1.31 2 THARESHA H.S Bahujan Samaj Party 683 11 694 0.37 3 G. DEVARAJEGOWDA Bharatiya Janata Party 4764 86 4850 2.62 4 H.D. REVANNA Janata Dal (Secular) 86907 1196 88103 47.51 5 SHREYAS M PATEL Indian National Congress 84149 802 84951 45.81 6 B.K. NAGARAJA Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 1149 2 1151 0.62 7 H.D. REVANNA Purvanchal Mahapanchayat 2058 3 2061 1.11 8 D.R. RANGASWAMY Independent 446 3 449 0.24 9 NOTA None of the Above 755 5 760 0.41 Total 183332 2112 185444
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Cong leads in 15 out of 20 seats on Bharat Jodo Yatra route
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) passed through Karnataka’s 20 assembly seats last year and the party is leading on 15 of those seats, party leaders said on Saturday. The grand old party is set for a historic win in Karnataka with 136 seats.
Rahul Gandhi along with several party leaders covered over 500 km in Karnataka after entering through Gundlupet and finally, he was sent off by the people of Raichur district, which is the last district in the state to be covered by the padayatra.
A senior party leader speaking about the impact of yatra in the state, said, "The yatra led by Rahul Gandhi passed through 20 assembly seats in the state and the Congress is leading on 15 out of those seats."
The yatra passed through the assembly seats of Ballary (ST), Bellary City, Gundlupet, Challakere (ST), Hiriyur, Molakpuru (ST), Melukote, Nagamangala, Srirangapatna, Chamundeshwari, Krishnaraja, Nanjangud (SC), Narsimhraja, Varuna, Raichur, Raichur Rural(ST), Chikkanayakkanahalli, Gubbi, Sira and Turuvekere.
Karnataka Election Results 2023:
Congress' Priyank Kharge defeated BJP's Manikanta Rathod by 13,640 votes in Chittapur.
Karnataka-Chittapur -40 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 JAGADISH S SAGAR Aam Aadmi Party 962 0 962 0.63 2 PRIYANK KHARGE Indian National Congress 81088 235 81323 53.08 3 MANIKANTA RATHOD Bharatiya Janata Party 67450 233 67683 44.18 4 SHARANU P. SUGUR Bahujan Samaj Party 876 2 878 0.57 5 DR. SUBHASCHANDRA RATHOD Janata Dal (Secular) 638 5 643 0.42 6 MALLIKARJUN S. H PUJARI Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 485 0 485 0.32 7 RAJU HADNOOR Independent 405 0 405 0.26 8 NOTA None of the Above 813 3 816 0.53 Total 152717 478 153195
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Karnataka Election Results 2023: This victory is a harbinger for 2024: NCP chief Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar said that the people of the neighbouring state have rejected the politics of money, caste, and religion practiced by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Pawar said that the people of Karnataka have taught a lesson to the divisive politics of BJP and handed over power to Congress. “This same trend is likely to be witnessed in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,” predicted Pawar firmly.
He rued the trend of the BJP grabbing power in a state where it is not elected by breaking the MLAs of other parties, which the masses have disapproved of.
"They did it in Karnataka... they toppled the former government by usurping the MLAs of the previous government to grab power," said Pawar. The same happened even in Maharashtra and Goa earlier where the BJP took power in a similar fashion.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: BJP wins Hubli-Dharwad-Central seat
BJP's Mahesh Tenginkai defeated Congress' Jagadish Shettar in the Hubli-Dharwad-Central constituency, by a margin of 34,289 votes.
Karnataka-Hubli-Dharwad-Central -73 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 JAGADISH SHETTAR Indian National Congress 60355 420 60775 37.89 2 MAHESH TENGINAKAI Bharatiya Janata Party 94408 656 95064 59.27 3 REVANASIDDAPPA.M. HOSAMANI (DESAI) Bahujan Samaj Party 366 2 368 0.23 4 VIKAS SOPPIN Aam Aadmi Party 466 2 468 0.29 5 MAHANTAWODEYAR SIDDALINGESHWARGOUDA Janata Dal (Secular) 510 3 513 0.32 6 SHIVARAJ.K. SHIVANAGOUDRA Uttama Prajaakeeya Party 432 3 435 0.27 7 MEGHARAJ S/O MAREPPA HIREMANI Lok Shakti 109 0 109 0.07 8 RAGHAVENDRA PRAKASH KATHARE Hindustan Janta Party Secular 119 2 121 0.08 9 S. S. PATIL Karnataka Janaseve Party 60 0 60 0.04 10 SHAILENDRA PATIL Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 62 0 62 0.04 11 KALAL TAKAPPA S/O YALLAPPA Independent 51 0 51 0.03 12 MAULALI RAJESAB SANSHI Independent 107 0 107 0.07 13 RAJU ANANTSA NAIKWADI Independent 97 0 97 0.06 14 BADANGKAR SABAJI Independent 126 0 126 0.08 15 SAULAM JOSEPH Independent 299 1 300 0.19 16 BADNI HEMARAJ ADIVEPPA Independent 494 0 494 0.31 17 NOTA None of the Above 1243 8 1251 0.78 Total 159304 1097 160401
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi reacts on victory
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress wins 114 seats, leading on 22 as per latest trends
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Jairam Ramesh says Congress fought on local issues
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Outgoing CM Bommai wins Shiggaon seat
Karnataka-Shiggaon -83 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 BASAVARAJ BOMMAI Bharatiya Janata Party 99073 943 100016 54.95 2 MAHABOOBSAB DADUSAB KALEBAG Aam Aadmi Party 1171 4 1175 0.65 3 PATHAN YASIRAHMEDKHAN Indian National Congress 63732 306 64038 35.18 4 SHASHIDHAR YELIGAR Janata Dal (Secular) 13794 134 13928 7.65 5 KHAJAMOHIDDIN GUDAGERI Indian Movement Party 200 0 200 0.11 6 SHAMBULINGA HUKKERI Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 152 0 152 0.08 7 JAGADISH YALLAPPA BANKAPUR Independent 140 1 141 0.08 8 MANJAKKA RUKKAVVA PUJAR Independent 216 0 216 0.12 9 VIRUPAKSHAGOUDA NAGANAGOUDA FAKKIRAGOUDRA Independent 565 0 565 0.31 10 DR. U. P. SHIVANANDA Independent 252 8 260 0.14 11 NOTA None of the Above 1331 5 1336 0.73 Total 180626 1401 182027 Karnataka Election Results 2023: Outgoing CM Bommai says take responsibility of this defeat
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress to hold press conference at 6:00 PM today,
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that the chief minister candidate details will be announced by party president Mallikarjun Kharge. He said, in this regard, a press conference at 6 pm has been called.
Former CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah, who won the Varuna seat, left for Bengaluru to attend meetings of the party.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: What Rahul Gandhi said after victory in southern state
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday thanked the people of Karnataka on party`s expected victory and said that "market of hate has been shut and shops of love have opened".
He also said that the power of crony capitalism has been defeated by the power of poor people.
He further said that Congress stood with the poor and "we fought on their issue".
"We didn`t fight on hate and we fought on issues of love. We fought with people, and the state has shown that love can win," he said, adding that this will be repeated in other states too.
"In Karnataka shops of hatred have closed and shops of love have opened. It is a victory of the people of Karnataka. We made five promises and we will fulfill those promises in our first cabinet meeting," he added.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Now focus on who will be the CM, Siddaramaiah or Shivakumar
The focus in Congress party has now shifted on who will become the Chief Minister after the thumping victory in Karnataka.
Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar are in the forefront for the coveted post and both are looking at the high command for its decision.
Sources explained that the high command is coming up with a 50:50 formula for Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, as the stakes are huge for the party in the runup to the Lok Sabha elections.
Siddaramaiah is known as the mass leader of Ahinda (Alpsankhyak, Hindulida and Dalit) group comprising minorities, backwards and Dalits. He played a crucial role in policy making and manifesto promises. He is also known for his stinging criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the RSS.
Shivakumar had built the party from the scratch in the state when BJP poached its top leaders, including sitting ministers in 2019. He organised the party and pooled in resources. He hails from the prominent Vokkaliga community and managed to get the majority of votes from them for the Congress party.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin congratulates Congress
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin congratulated Congress on clinching the Karnataka Assembly polls 2023 and said people have upheld the Kannadiga pride by teaching a befitting lesson to BJP’s vindictive politics.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: HD Kumaraswamy wins but son Nikhil loses
Former PM HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and JD-S candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy lost the Ramnagar seat to Congress candidate H.A. Iqbal Hussain.
Hussain polled 87,285 votes and Nikhil Kumaraswamy secured 76,438 votes. BJP candidate Gautham Gowda managed to get only 12,821 votes. This is the second defeat for Kumaraswamy. His mother Anita Kumaraswamy represented the seat earlier.
Conceding the defeat, his father and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy stated that he will accept the victory and defeat in the same spirit.
H.D. Kumaraswamy won against the BJP`s C.P. Yogeshwar in Channapatna.
Karnataka-Channapatna -185 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 H.D. KUMARASWAMY Janata Dal (Secular) 58439 0 58439 50.49 2 GANGADHAR.S Indian National Congress 9167 0 9167 7.92 3 G.CHANDRASHEKARAIAH Bahujan Samaj Party 496 0 496 0.43 4 C.P. YOGESHWARA Bharatiya Janata Party 45391 0 45391 39.22 5 C.P.SHARATH CHANDRA Aam Aadmi Party 406 0 406 0.35 6 PRAJAAKEEYA ABHISHEK.S Uttama Prajaakeeya Party 388 0 388 0.34 7 GIRISH.L Samajwadi Party 26 0 26 0.02 8 C.M.SHABAZ KHAN Young Star Empowerment Party 37 0 37 0.03 9 SHYAMALA Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 55 0 55 0.05 10 SYED JAVEED Indian Movement Party 49 0 49 0.04 11 ANDANAIAH Independent 124 0 124 0.11 12 KUMARA SWAMY A. C Independent 107 0 107 0.09 13 KRISHNA.A Independent 280 0 280 0.24 14 PRADEEP. T. V Independent 66 0 66 0.06 15 SHIVARAMASHETTY. D Independent 96 0 96 0.08 16 NOTA None of the Above 615 0 615 0.53 Total 115742 0 115742 Karnataka-Ramanagaram -183 Result Status S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 H. A. IQBAL HUSSAIN Indian National Congress 87285 405 87690 47.98 2 GAUTHAM MARILINGEGOWDA Bharatiya Janata Party 12821 91 12912 7.07 3 NIKHIL KUMARASWAMY Janata Dal (Secular) 76439 536 76975 42.12 4 BYREGOWDA. S Aam Aadmi Party 1261 3 1264 0.69 5 V. SWAMY Bahujan Samaj Party 342 4 346 0.19 6 D. PUTTAMADAIAH (PRAJAKEEYA PUTTANNA) Uttama Prajaakeeya Party 857 3 860 0.47 7 FAYAZ AHMED Young Star Empowerment Party 78 0 78 0.04 8 MAHABOOB PASHA Tipu Sultan Party 86 0 86 0.05 9 RAGHU NANDAN. R. V. Republican Party of India (Athawale) 230 4 234 0.13 10 LOKESH. N Indian Movement Party 96 0 96 0.05 11 K.R.S.SHIVAKUMAR.S Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 227 7 234 0.13 12 SIDDAMARAIAH. S All India Forward Bloc 180 1 181 0.1 13 KA.RA.VE. MADEGOWDA.DM Independent 731 0 731 0.4 14 SURENDRA RAMANAGARA Independent 183 0 183 0.1 15 NOTA None of the Above 879 1 880 0.48 Total 181695 1055 182750 Karnataka Election Results 2023: Telangana minister KTR thanks people for 'rejecting ugly and divisive politics'
Telangana minister and TRS leader KTR thanked the people of Karnataka for rejecting ugly and divisive politics. He also wished the new Congress government.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Latets trends as per ECI at around 3:20 PM
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Lingayat factor deals blow to BJP in north Karnataka
The massive victory of the Congress in the seven districts of north Karnataka is considered as a major setback for the BJP in its bastion. The BJP, which held 40 seats out of the 56 in the region (after defections), was trailing in several constituencies.
In Belagavi, Uttar Kannada, Haveri, Gadag, Vijayapura, Bagalokot, and Dharwad, the presence of the Lingayat community is high and the community, which has been traditional supporters of the BJP, seemed to have supported the Congress this time, the results showed.
Even though former Chief Minister, Jagadish Shettar, who had switched from the BJP to the Congress, lost this seat of Hubbali-Central Dharwad, the manner in which he was forced to leave the BJP was not taken well by the Lingayat community.
The All India Veerashaiva Community of the Lingayats also openly extended their support to the Congress and this was a major boost for the Congress in the run-up to the elections.
Former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, who had also left the BJP for the Congress, has won from his traditional seat of Athani in Belagavi district. Savadi is a powerful leader belonging to the Lingayat community and he was also forced out of the BJP by the party leadership including B.L. Santhosh and Basavaraj Bommai.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Former CM and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on defeat
“We will introspect about the party's setback. I respectfully accept this verdict.” BS Yediyurappa said while speaking to media after state poll results.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: DK Shivakumar breaks down after victory
Congress` Karnataka President D.K. Shivakumar broke down after defeating his BJP rival R. Ashoka by a whopping 76,408 votes in Kanakapura Assembly constituency.
Addressing reporters, Shivakumar said that the "BJP had hatched a conspiracy and gave me options of whether going to the prison or joining BJP. I opted to go to the prison. Sonia Gandhi met me in the Tihar jail, she believed me so much".
Shivakumar could not control his emotions and started crying while speaking. "I had given a promise. I have kept my word of achieving victory in the state to Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge," he said.
Shivakumar thanked the voters of Karnataka for giving a majority to the Congress. "This victory was possible due to the efforts of party workers and leaders. This success has not come from a single person. I congratulate Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and others," he said.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on victory
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress leads on 136 seats, BJP on 63 as per latest trends
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress MLAs to be shifted to Bengaluru resort - sources
As celebrations have started within the Congress camp in Karnataka, the party is planning to shift all the winning candidates to a resort in the outskirts of Bengaluru on Saturday, sources confirmed.
Going by the vote count trend, the Congress is set to achieve a majority in the Karnataka Assembly and form the new government.
Congress workers have taken to the streets to celebrate the party`s victory.
The party has asked all the candidates who have secured major leads and their victories to reach Bengaluru by Saturday night and shift to the resort.
The party leadership was earlier considering to shift the MLAs to a Jaipur resort in the eventuality of not attaining majority, the sources said.
Now, the leadership is convinced of attaining majority and the MLAs will be kept in the resort not taking any chances after the experience in Maharashtra, sources stated.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress’ Shanthana Gowda DG Wins Honnali constituency
Shanthana Gowda DG of the Congress party has emerged victorious from the Honnali constituency.
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Karnataka Election Results 2023: This election is clear message for 2024 national polls, says Congress
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on victory
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress inches closer to 130-mark
Congress inches closer to the 130-mark lead while BJP falls behind in 69 seats and JD(S) in 21.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Modi magic didn't work in Karnataka, says Siddaramaiah
Congress leader Siddaramaiah, buoyed by the election trends in Karnataka, stated that the magic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not work in the state. Talking to reporters at his residence in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah said: "I had already announced that Prime Minister Modi`s magic won`t work in Karnataka and Congress party will get more than 120 seats."The party won`t require the support of any other political outfit and will form the government on its own, he said.
He further stated that his rival, Housing Minister V. Somanna will lose from both the constituencies. Somanna is contesting from Varuna's seat against Siddaramaiah and Chamarajanagar's seat.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Outgoing CM Bommai on BJP’s defeat
BJP concedes defeat; "Will try to reorganise party for 2024 Lok Sabha polls," says outgoing CM Bommai.
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Karnataka Election Results 2023: DK Shivakumar wins by a huge margin
State Congress chief DK Shivakumar wins Kanakpura assembly seat by huge margins.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: BJP accepts defeat
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress's probable CM candidates
Siddaramaiah: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah is among the major contenders in the race to become chief minister in case Congress becomes the single largest party. He belongs to the Kuruba community and has a strong base in the Old Mysuru region of the state.
D.K. Shivakumar: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar is also one of the most probable CM candidates if Congress comes to power. He is known for building the party's base in the state. He has filed his nomination from the Kanakapura constituency in Ramanagara district, where he won the seat in the 2018 elections.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress retains Shivajinagar constituency
Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad wins Shivajinagar constituency by 54,661 votes in the Karnataka Assembly elections. BJP’s Chandra N is trailing by 30,270 votes.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: BJP's Shivaram wins Yellapur seat
BJP candidate Arabail Hebbar Shivaram has clinched Yellapur assembly constituency. He has defeated Andalagi Veerabhadragouda Shivanagoud Patil of Congress and Nagesh Honnayya Naik of JD(S).
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Tight race between JD(S) HD Kumaraswamy and BJP candidate
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy is in a tight race with BJP candidate CP Yogeshwara.
HDK is leading by 28,166 votes from the Channapatna Assembly constituency, while the BJP candidate is trailing with 27,642 votes.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress' B Nagendra secures huge margin over Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu
Congress candidate from Bellary Rural, B. Nagendra has established a huge lead of 20,163 votes against the state's Health Minister B. Sriramulu, considered as one of the BJP's prominent faces for oppressed classes. Sriramulu polled 27,767 votes, while Nagendra secured 47,930 votes.
The BJP leaders had spoken of giving Sriramulu a plum post and also making him the Deputy Chief Minister. However, the work done by Nagendra during the Covid pandemic had worked for him, according to sources. The setback for Sriramulu is seen as a clear indication about the mood of oppressed classes.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress leader Jagadish Shettar trails
BJP's Mahesh Tenginkai continues to lead, and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar trails in the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency.
Indian National Congress was leading at 118 seats, BJP at 75, and JD(S) at 24 seats, as per the latest trends.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress will form govt, says Congress’ Kamal Nath
Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said, “It is certain that Congress will form the government in Karnataka. However, BJP will attempt to strike a deal with MLAs of other parties and independent candidates.”
Karnataka Election Results 2023: BJP general secretary CT Ravi trails in key constituency of Chikmagalur
BJP General Secretary CT Ravi, who has a heavyweight in the Chikmagalur Assembly constituency, is trailing behind Congress' HD Thammaiah, according to the latest trends.
Congress candidate is leading with more than 17,000 votes, while CT Ravi has got around 16,300 votes, as per the election commission's official website.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: BS Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra Yediyurappa leads in Shikaripura
BS Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra Yediyurappa is leading with more than 29,000 votes in the key seat of Shikaripura. BS Yediyurappa had maintained a stronghold in the Shikaripura constituency for over a decade and is aiming to pass the baton to his son Vijayendra Yediyurappa.
Independent candidate SP Nagarajagowda is trailing with over 25,00 votes and Congress’ Goni Maltesh has merely received 2455 votes as per the latest trends.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Celebrations at DK Shivakumar's house as Congress surpasses majority mark
Sweets are being distributed outside the residence of Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru as the party crossed the halfway mark with a lead in over 120 constituencies in Karnataka assembly polls as per the latest trends,
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress party workers celebrate at state office in Karnataka
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Congress leader and former CM Siddaramaiah leads in Varuna by 2,710 votes against BJP minister V Somanna.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Celebration at Congress’ Delhi office
Party workers celebrate with fireworks at the Delhi office as trends show Congress winning the Karnataka assembly elections 2023.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: CM Basavaraj Bommai takes lead in key Shiggaon Constituency
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who has had a strong hold on the Shiggaon Assembly seat since 2008, is leading with a margin of around 60 per cent or 38,000 votes. Congress candidate Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan is trailing Bommai by around 19,500 votes, according to early trends.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress leads in 111 constituencies, as per ECI's 10:30 AM trends
Congress has taken the lead at 111 seats and marching towards the halfway mark, according to Election Commission’s early morning trend. BJP is in the second spot leading at 73 seats. Karnataka Assembly has 224 seats and the halfway mark is 112.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress leaders express joy after early trends
With Congress leading in Karnataka assembly elections, the grand-old party leaders have claimed that they are coming in the state with full majority.
Congress leader Pawan Khera while speaking to IANS said that people have rejected the "negative" campaign of the BJP, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"We are coming with a full majority in the state," claimed Khera.
Besides, Alka Lamba, Congress spokesperson, told IANS, "We learned from our mistakes... Results of Himachal a few months back, and the latest trends of counting for the Karnataka Assembly polls show that as issues of people were not getting resolved, they are voting for Congress party.”
Karanataka Election Results 2023: Basvaraj Bommai, Jagadish Shettar, Lakshman Sevadi - how political heavyweights are faring
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is leading in his constituency of Shiggaon, as early trends showed during the counting of votes on Saturday in Karnataka assembly polls. Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Jagadish Shettar, who had left BJP and joined Congress, is trailing from his Hubbali-Central Dharwad assembly seat. Shettar is a six-term MLA from the constituency and has alleged that the BJP was trying its best to defeat him and that the saffron party’s agenda was not to win the seat but to defeat him. However, in Athani, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Laxman Savadi was leading. He had also left the BJP and had joined Congress. In the Gadag assembly seat, former minister and senior Congress leader H.K. Patil is leading in his traditional seat.
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress leads reduce to 114, BJP ahead in 80, JDS surges in 24
The intial trends available for all 224 seats in Karnataka assembly polls shows that the Congress party's lead has now reduced to 114 seats while the incumbent BJP is ahead in 80 seats. The regional outfit JDS is now leading in 24 seats.
Karnataka results LIVE Updates: Congress leads in 57 seats, BJP in 34, JDS in 7, as per ECI official website eci.gov.in
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress credits Rahul Gandhi for party's performance in Southern state
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Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress crosses halfway mark leading in 114 seats, BJP leads in 85 seats, JDS 18
The Congress Party has crossed the halfway mark as the counting of votes in the 224-member Karnataka assembly polls progressed on Saturday. The INC or Congress was leading in 114 seats, while the BJP was ahead in 86seats. JDS was ahead in 18 seats.
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress crosses halfway mark in trends, ahead in 115 seats, BJP leads in 72, JDS in 15
The main challenger Congress party crossed the halfway mark in the counting of votes in the 224-member Karanataka assembly polls on Saturday, as per early trends available on 203 seats. The Congress was leading in 115 seats while the ruling BJP was ahead in 72 seats. Kumaraswamy's JDS was leading in 15 seats.
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Karnataka elections counting LIVE Updates: Congress leads in 84, BJP in 80 seats, JDS in 15 seats
The trends available from the 181 assembly constituencies from Karnataka counting today, BJP is leading in 80 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 84 seats. JDS is leading in 15 seats.
Karnataka elections counting LIVE Updates: BJP leads in 77, Congress in 77 and JDS in 14 seats
The BJP is leading in 77 seats and the main challenger Congress is ahead in 77 seats as well. JDS is leading in 14 seats, as per early trends on Zee News from the counting of postal votes.
"No one contacted me till now...no demand for me": Kumaraswamy as counting of votes begins in Karnataka
Earlier, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy had said that he has not been contacted as yet for the formation of the government in case of a cliffhanger, adding that he is hoping for a good show. Meanwhile, early trends on Zee News suggest a neck-and-neck contest between the BJP and Congress with the saffron party leading in 76 seats and Congress in 34. JD(S) was ahead in 13 seats.
Karnataka election results 2023: Visuals of CM Basavaraj Bommai visiting Hanuman Temple in Hubballi
Karnataka counting LIVE Updates: BJP leads in 51, Congress in 52 seats, JDS ahead in 10, as per Zee News
The trends available on Zee News at 8.15 am showed a neck-and-neck contest in the offing in Karnataka as the ruling BJP was ahead in 51 seats and the Congress in 52. JD(S), the regional outfit, was leading in 10 seats.
Karnataka Assembly Election Results: Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah's makes big prediction
"Congress will get an absolute majority and form the government in Karnataka. We are confident that we will make government on our own," news agency ANI quoted Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Congress leader and son of former CM Siddaramaiah as saying.
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE Updates: BJP leads in 26, Congress in 27 and JDS in 8 seats, as per Zee News
The ruling BJP is leading in 26 seats while the Congress is ahead in 27, as per initial trends from Zee News at 8.10 am. The JD(S) is leading in 8 assembly constituencies, it added.
Karnataka counting LIVE Updates: First trends indicate neck-and-neck contest between BJP and Congress
The first trends from the counting of postal votes indicate a tight contest with the ruling BJP and the Congress neck-and-neck. As per Zee News, BJP and Congress are ahead in 21 seats each while JDS is leading in 8 constituencies. Others are leading in 1 seat.
Karnataka counting LIVE Updates: Vote counting begins at 36 centres amid tight security; parties express hope of win despite exit poll predictions
The counting of votes in elections to the 224-member Karnataka vidhana soudha began at 8 am on Saturday, May 13 with all key contending parties expressing hope of a win despite what the exit polls predicted. The key fight is between the ruling BJP and the challenger Congress although JD (S) will hope to play the role of a kingmaker.
Karnataka counting live updates: What JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy said ahead of results?
Karnataka election updates: Assembly poll results and seat tally will also be available on results.eci.gov.in
The various rounds of counting and seat tally will also be available on the official website of the Election Commission of India (ECI): results.eci.gov.in
Karnataka election updates: Congress will emerge victorious, says K Rahman Khan
"It's a big day today. We are hopeful that Congress will emerge victorious. We should get a comfortable majority with more than 120 seats. It's not just the exit polls that predict Congress victory, the same is also visible on the ground level, people want change," news agency ANI quoted senior Congress leader and former union miniter K Rahman Khan ahead of counting.
Karnataka poll results 2023 LIVE Updates: ECI recorded a voter turnout of over 73% in largely peaceful elections
Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of over 73 percent in surpassing the 72.36 per cent the state had recorded in 2018. The Election Commission of India took various initiatives including setting up a total of 737 Theme-based and ethnic Model Polling stations. At 239 Polling stations set up in the state, voters were greeted by PwD staff. As part of the initiative of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to inspire young voters to participate in the festival of democracy, 286 Polling Stations set up were managed by the youngest available staff. There were over 11.71 lakh first-time voters registered in the state.
Karnataka election 2023 live updates: What exit polls have said?
The Zee News-Matrize exit poll gave a clear advantage to Congress. It predicted BJP getting 79-94 seats, Congress 103-118 seats, JD-S 25-33 seats and others 2-5 seats.
According to India Today-Axis My India exit poll, Congress is poised to win a comfortable majority with 122-140 seats, BJP will get 62-80 seats, JD(S) 20-25 and others 0-3 seats. A party needs 113 seats for a majority in the 224-member Karnataka assembly. The poll of polls shows an advantage for the Congress with the party poised to win 109 seats, BJP 91 seats and JD-S 23. News24-Today's Chanakya predicted Congress crossing the halfway mark. It said BJP is poised to win 92 seats, Congress, 120 and JD-S 12 seats. Times Now-ETG poll and India TV-CNX poll also predicted Congress hitting the majority mark. Times Now-ETG said BJP is expected to win 85 seats, Congress 113, JD-S 23 and others three. India TV-CNX poll gave 80-90 seats to BJP, 110-120 to Congress, JD-S 20-24 and 1-3 to others. Republic P-MARQ has predicted that Congress would get a 40 per cent vote share, BJP 36 per cent, JD(S) 17 per cent and seven per cent for independents and others. The poll predicted that no party would get the majority mark in Karnataka with BJP poised to get 85-100 seats, Congress 94-108, JD-S 24-32 and others 2-6 seats.
The ABP-C Voter exit poll gave 83-95 seats to BJP, 100-112 to Congress, 21-29 to JD(S) and 2-6 to others. TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat poll predicted a hung assembly. It said that BJP would win 88-98 seats, Congress 99-109 seats, JD-S 21-26 seats and others 0-4 seats. The News Nation-CGS exit poll predicted a majority for BJP. It predicted that BJP will win 114 seats, Congress 86, JD-S 21 and others 3. Asianet Suvarna News-Jan Ki Baat also predicted that BJP will be ahead of Congress with a better chance of forming the government. As per the exit poll, BJP is expected to get 94-117 seats while Congress would be close second with 91-106 seats. It said JD(S) is expected to get 14-24 seats, while 0-2 seats would go to other parties.
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE: Visuals from Mount Carmel College and St. Joseph's College counting centres in Bengaluru
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE: Congress holds edge as 4 exit polls give it a full majority
Congress is expected to have a clear edge in Karnataka as four exit polls give it a full majority and some predicting for a hung assembly with an advantage to the party. A few exit polls also said that BJP is ahead in the sweepstakes to form the government. The exit polls, which were released after the polling ended in Karnataka, predicted that Janata Dal-Secular JD(S) would not touch the 37 seats it won in the 2018 polls but will continue to be a strong regional player in the state. If Karnataka throws up a hung assembly, the JD-S could emerge in the role of kingmaker.
Karnataka election results LIVE: The winning party need 113 seats to cross the magic figure
The Karnataka assembly elections 2023 carry much significance as it was held almost a year before the 2024 general elections. Apart from the magic figure of 113 seats out of 224 Assembly seats, here is what you need to know ahead of the counting. The counting will be held in 36 centres across the State. A clear picture of the result is likely to emerge by noon. In the 2018 assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single-largest party with 104 seats, followed by the Congress with 78 seats and the Janata Dal (Secular) with 37. This time in the 224 Assembly constituencies, a total of 2,615 candidates contested the polls.
Karnataka election results LIVE: Counting of votes to start at 8 am; postal votes first to be taken
The counting of votes in elections to the 224-member Karnataka legislative assembly will begin at 8 am with postal votes to be counted first amid heavy security. The voting passed off peacefully in Karnataka with a voting turnout of 73.19 per cent, surpassing the 72.36 per cent recorded in 2018. A total of 737 Theme-based and ethnic Model Polling stations were set up. At 239 Polling stations set up in the state, voters were greeted by PwD staff.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 BJP Manifesto: 16 promises made by ruling party
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made a host of promises like three free gas cylinders for every household below the poverty line (BPL) and implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in its Karnataka Assembly Election manifesto. READ MORE
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Shettar switches loyalty to Congress, but still has photos of Modi, Shah in his office
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar – contesting on a Congress ticket hoping to reclaim his lost self-respect – still has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah hanging on a wall in his home office and says it is not good to remove them. READ MORE
Kanakapura election results LIVE: Battle between seven-time-MLA D K Shivakumar against R Ashoka
In this year’s election, Kanakapura will witness a thrilling war between Congress’ D K Shivakumar and R Ashoka who will represent the BJP. D K Shivakumar has been unbeatable in the Kanakapura constituency and this election is likely to be a prestige battle for him. READ MORE
Karnataka elections results 2023 LIVE: Siddaramaiah vs V Somanna — who will win Varuna assembly constituency?
Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is contesting from the Varuna assembly seat. A part of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, the Varuna assembly seat was formed following the delimitation process in 2008. BJP has fielded V Somanna, a lingayat with the community having a substantive share in the nearly 2 lakh voters in the seat. The other key candidate in the race is former MLA, Dr Bharathi Shankar from JD(S). READ MORE
Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE: The Vokkaliga factor in Janata Dal (Secular) poll fortune
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Karnataka election results 2023 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes to begin at 8 am tomorrow; BJP vs Congress as main contest but JD(S) aims to play kingmaker
Welcome readers to ZeeBiz.com's live coverage of the counting of votes and results for the 224-member Karnataka assembly elections 2023. The high-stakes assembly elections were held on May 10 with the key contest between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the challenger Indian National Congress (INC) party with Janata Dal (Secular) vying to play the role of the king-maker. The 40-day long campaign for the Karnataka polls saw political heavyweights from the three parties slugging it out at the hustings with the BJP hoping to defend the only southern state under its control. The ruling BJP's campaign was led by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed 21 rallies in the state, including a late blitz of road shows in the state capital Bengaluru. The Congress campaign was led by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, former chief minister Siddaramaiah and state unit chief DK Shivakumar. JD(S) largely depended on the connect of its patriarch, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda. Most exit polls have predicted that the Congress has an advantage and the party may wrest BJP's only southern state. However, given the range of seats and error margin factored in these polls, a close contest could be in the offing. The number of seats the JDS can win may also decide the permutation and combination of any post-poll alliance. This blog will keep you posted on the live updates from the counting of votes in the Karnataka assembly election results 2023:
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