Karnataka assembly election, 2023

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. Congress emerged as the single largest party after securing 135 seats out of 224. Follow Karnataka swearing-in LIVE Updates 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. 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 governme...

The Congress scored an emphatic victory in Karnataka in a crucial election with the strong performance giving it momentum to take on the BJP in the assembly polls later this year and giving a boost to its preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka is set for a big fight between the BJP, Congress and the JD(S) parties. The victory is significant for Congress for the margin of its success and the coherence of its efforts. The Congress ran an effective campaign built around its "five guarantees" and sought to keep the focus on local issues and "failings" of the BJP government in the southern state. The Congress has won 135 seats in Karnataka and is leading in one, well past the majority mark of 113. The BJP won 65 seats, according to the latest trends on the Election Commission's website. Karnataka: Full list of winning candidates from the 224 constituencies

Karnataka Elections 2023 Live Updates: 72.67% voter turnout recorded in Karnataka, highest since 1952 Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 News Live Updates Today: According to the latest figures available at 10 pm, the voter turnout in Karnataka stood at 71.77 per cent. The EC said the final figures will be known by today. Karnataka Elections 2023 LIVE updates: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy cast their votes on Wednesday. The May 10 polls are a triangular contest, where the BJP hopes to retain power and Congress and JD(S) hope to secure enough numbers to single-handedly form the government. (Express, PTI photo) Karnataka Election 2023 Live Updates: As the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 concluded on Wednesday, a voter turnout of 72.67 per cent was recorded, according to data from the Election Commission. This is higher than the 72.36 per cent voter turnout recorded in the 2018 Assembly polls (the highest in the state since 1952). The EC said the final figures will be known today. The Melukote district registered the highest turnout at 90 per cent, and Varuna, the seat of former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saw over 84 per cent polling. Meanwhile, violence was reported from some areas including an incident where a poll officer was allegedly manhandled by some villagers. The state is witnessing a three-way contest between the incumbent The voting for Karnataka Assembly elections were held peacefully on ...

• With Congress government’s ambitious Shakti scheme (free travel for women in buses), hectic preparations are on. While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the event on Vidhana Soudha premises, simultaneously, ministers and legislators would be launch the scheme in their respective districts and constituencies. • Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will hold its 25th annual Convocation for conferring degrees on the graduates of Health Sciences today. Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, Prasanna B. Varale, will be participating in the event as the Chief Guest and deliver Convocation address. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is also the Chancellor of the University, will preside over. Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Dr. P. Satish Chandra, and Dr. M. K Sudarshan will be conferred with “Doctor of Science” (Honoris causa). The Convocation will be held at J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru at 11 a.m. This time top three ranks have been bagged by girls and • The National College, Basavanagudi, is holding its 9th Convocation today. Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher Education, will participate as the chief guest. Convocation address will be delivered by G. Kumar Naik, Additional Chief Secretary, and Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority. The programme will be held at the College campus in Basavanagudi from 11.30 a.m. • National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, to mark World Environment Day,...

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka in 2023, the state BJP unit has started its preparation starting Tuesday with top party leaders forming three teams that will hold conventions of the district- and booth-level workers across the state till April 24. One of the teams is headed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and national general secretary in charge of the state, Arun Singh, who will lead the other two teams. Each team, comprising MLAs, ministers and senior leaders, will go across the state and review organisational activities by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bommai told reporters on Tuesday that ahead of the Bengaluru LIVE Updates | Replying to a question about whether the party would fight the election on the issue of Hindutva or the development report card of the state government, Bommai said, “We will face the election on the basis of development works of our government. The welfare of the fishermen, community development, tourism development, industrialisation, and the hard work of our party workers will help the party do well in the hustings.” BJP national general secretary in charge of Karnataka Arun Singh, who is touring North Karnataka, on Tuesday expressed confidence in the BJP coming back to power in the state. Speaking to reporters, Singh said, “The party has a strong leadership and guide in the form of former CM B S Yediyurappa in Karnataka, while Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is running the government successful...

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka in 2023, the state BJP unit has started its preparation starting Tuesday with top party leaders forming three teams that will hold conventions of the district- and booth-level workers across the state till April 24. One of the teams is headed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and national general secretary in charge of the state, Arun Singh, who will lead the other two teams. Each team, comprising MLAs, ministers and senior leaders, will go across the state and review organisational activities by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bommai told reporters on Tuesday that ahead of the Bengaluru LIVE Updates | Replying to a question about whether the party would fight the election on the issue of Hindutva or the development report card of the state government, Bommai said, “We will face the election on the basis of development works of our government. The welfare of the fishermen, community development, tourism development, industrialisation, and the hard work of our party workers will help the party do well in the hustings.” BJP national general secretary in charge of Karnataka Arun Singh, who is touring North Karnataka, on Tuesday expressed confidence in the BJP coming back to power in the state. Speaking to reporters, Singh said, “The party has a strong leadership and guide in the form of former CM B S Yediyurappa in Karnataka, while Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is running the government successful...

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. Congress emerged as the single largest party after securing 135 seats out of 224. Follow Karnataka swearing-in LIVE Updates 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. 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 governme...

Karnataka Elections 2023 Live Updates: 72.67% voter turnout recorded in Karnataka, highest since 1952 Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 News Live Updates Today: According to the latest figures available at 10 pm, the voter turnout in Karnataka stood at 71.77 per cent. The EC said the final figures will be known by today. Karnataka Elections 2023 LIVE updates: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy cast their votes on Wednesday. The May 10 polls are a triangular contest, where the BJP hopes to retain power and Congress and JD(S) hope to secure enough numbers to single-handedly form the government. (Express, PTI photo) Karnataka Election 2023 Live Updates: As the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 concluded on Wednesday, a voter turnout of 72.67 per cent was recorded, according to data from the Election Commission. This is higher than the 72.36 per cent voter turnout recorded in the 2018 Assembly polls (the highest in the state since 1952). The EC said the final figures will be known today. The Melukote district registered the highest turnout at 90 per cent, and Varuna, the seat of former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saw over 84 per cent polling. Meanwhile, violence was reported from some areas including an incident where a poll officer was allegedly manhandled by some villagers. The state is witnessing a three-way contest between the incumbent The voting for Karnataka Assembly elections were held peacefully on ...

• With Congress government’s ambitious Shakti scheme (free travel for women in buses), hectic preparations are on. While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the event on Vidhana Soudha premises, simultaneously, ministers and legislators would be launch the scheme in their respective districts and constituencies. • Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will hold its 25th annual Convocation for conferring degrees on the graduates of Health Sciences today. Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, Prasanna B. Varale, will be participating in the event as the Chief Guest and deliver Convocation address. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is also the Chancellor of the University, will preside over. Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Dr. P. Satish Chandra, and Dr. M. K Sudarshan will be conferred with “Doctor of Science” (Honoris causa). The Convocation will be held at J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru at 11 a.m. This time top three ranks have been bagged by girls and • The National College, Basavanagudi, is holding its 9th Convocation today. Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher Education, will participate as the chief guest. Convocation address will be delivered by G. Kumar Naik, Additional Chief Secretary, and Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority. The programme will be held at the College campus in Basavanagudi from 11.30 a.m. • National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, to mark World Environment Day,...

The Congress scored an emphatic victory in Karnataka in a crucial election with the strong performance giving it momentum to take on the BJP in the assembly polls later this year and giving a boost to its preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka is set for a big fight between the BJP, Congress and the JD(S) parties. The victory is significant for Congress for the margin of its success and the coherence of its efforts. The Congress ran an effective campaign built around its "five guarantees" and sought to keep the focus on local issues and "failings" of the BJP government in the southern state. The Congress has won 135 seats in Karnataka and is leading in one, well past the majority mark of 113. The BJP won 65 seats, according to the latest trends on the Election Commission's website. Karnataka: Full list of winning candidates from the 224 constituencies