Karnataka election results 2023

Karnataka Election Results: The Congress crossed the 113-seat mark in the Assembly elections, the majority required to form the government, in Karnataka and won 136 seats, ousting the BJP from its only southern perch. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conceded defeat and said he will take full responsibility for the BJP's debacle. Meanwhile, wary of poaching bids by rival parties, the Karnataka Congress has called a legislature party meeting tomorrow. Follow IndiaToday.in for LIVE updates. Karnataka Election Results 2023 Highlights: The Congress in Karnataka secured a comfortable majority, indicating a shift in power from the BJP in its lone southern citadel. This victory, influenced by anti-incumbency, has boosted the morale of the Congress leaders and workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Congress breached the halfway mark early in the day and won 136 seats as the counting of votes came to an end. The saffron party, hoping to break the 34-year-old anti-incumbency jinx in the state, managed to win 65 seats. Meanwhile, the JD(S), which was hoping to be the kingmaker if the two national parties fail to secure a clear majority, bagged in 19 seats. Stay with us as we bring the latest updates on the results of the Karnataka election. Kharge took a swipe at the BJP, saying egoistic statements will not work anymore and one should understand the sufferings of people. "Those who wanted to make 'Congress Mukt Bharat' (Congress-free India) spoke many things ...

Bengaluru: The Congress has wrested Karnataka from BJP bywinning 137 seats - well past the halfway mark in the 224-member assembly. With today's results, the BJP lost its only bastion in the south. "After 35 years, we got such a thumping majority, which we should always remember," said Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on the party's big victory in Karnataka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the Congress for its win and wished the party best in its endeavour to fulfilling people's aspirations. "I thank all those who have supported us in the Karnataka elections. I appreciate the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. We shall serve Karnataka with even more vigour in the times to come," he said in another tweet. Congress's Rahul Gandhi congratulated the people of Karnataka and toldthe cheering party workers at the Congress office in New Delhi:"The market of hate has been shut, and shops of love have opened," he told All the focus now will be on who the Here are the highlights on the Election Results: As the Congress cruised past the halfway mark in Karnataka on Saturday, heading for a resounding win in the Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who headlined the BJP's campaign in the state's along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanked the people for giving his party an opportunity to serve them for so many years. "Ego Doesn't Stay For Long": Mallikarjun Kharge After Congress's Karnataka Win "Ego doesn't stay for long. It's a democracy and we'll have to ...

Congress is all set to make a comeback in Karnataka after it won election on its own after 10 years. Several Congress workers gathered in front of the party offices across the country as the trends and results made it apparent that the BJP has lost 224-member assembly polls in the southern state. According to the latest trends on the Election Commission website, the Congress was winning or leading in 136 of the 224 assembly seats in the state, comfortably exceeding the magic number of 113, and the BJP in 64, a substantial decrease from its tally of 104 in 2018. Check out full list of winners and losers: • Nippani: Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb | BJP • Chikkodi-Sadalga: Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri | Congress • Athani: Laxman Sangappa Savadi | Congress • Kagwad: Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage | Congress • Kudachi (SC): Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar | Congress • Raibag (SC): Aihole Duryodhan Mahalingappa | BJP • Hukkeri: Katti Nikhil Umesh | BJP • Arabhavi : Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi | BJP • Gokak: Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao | BJP • Yemkanmardi (ST): Satish Laxmanarao Jarkiholi | Congress • Belgaum Uttar: Asif Sait | Congress • Belgaum Dakshin: Abhay Patil | BJP • Belgaum Rural: Laxmi R. Hebbalkar | Congress • Khanapur: Vithal Somanna Halagekar | BJP • Kittur: Babasaheb Patil | Congress • Bailhongal: Koujalagi Shivanand | Congress • Saundatti Yellamma: Vishwas Vasant Vaidya | Congress • Ramdurg : Ashok Pattan (Congress) • Mudhol (SC): Timmapur Ramappa | Congress • Terdal : Siddu Sav...

The Congress party appears set to sweep the border district of Chamarajanagar while breaching the BJP’s fortress in Kodagu in the elections to the Legislative Assembly. ALSO READ | Around 11 a.m., the Congress party was leading in all four Assembly constituencies in Chamarajanagar district including in the Chamarajanagar segment, where BJP’s V. Somanna pitted against Congress party candidate C. Puttarangashetty, a former Minister. Mr. Puttarangashetty of the Congress had polled 67,211 votes, while Mr. Somanna had secured 53,839 votes after the 13th round of counting. Congress candidate in Hanur, R. Narendra, was leading over his nearest BJP rival Preethan K. N. by about 2,500 votes, while Congress candidate A. R. Krishnamurthy was leading over BJP’s N. Mahesh in Kollegal reserved Assembly seat after the 10th round of counting. In Gundlupet, Congress party’s H M Ganesh Prasad had polled 19,161 votes against BJP’s sitting MLA Niranjan Kumar, who was trailing by securing 11,617 votes after third round of counting. Congress set to breach Kodagu The Congress also appears set to breach the saffron stronghold of Kodagu district by leading in both the constituencies of the district. While Congress party’s Mantar Gowda had polled 43,418 votes in Madikeri, his BJP rival and sitting MLA Appachu Ranjan had secured 40,450 votes after 10th round of counting. In Virajpet, Congress candidate A. S. Ponnanna was leading by more than 4,000 votes by securing 60,951 votes against BJP sitting M...

All 224 seats in the 113 seats needed for a majority Registered 52,173,579 Turnout 73.19% 1.06%) Majority party Minority party Third party Leader Party Alliance Leadersince 2013 2021 2006 Leader'sseat Lastelection 38.14%, 80 seats 36.35%, 104 seats 18.3%, 37 seats Seatswon 135 66 19 Seatchange 55 38 18 Popularvote 16,789,272 14,096,529 5,205,489 Percentage 42.88% 36.00% 13.29% Swing 4.74 pp 0.35 pp 5.01 pp See also: In July 2019, the coalition government collapsed due to resignations by several members of On 26 July 2021, Yediyurappa resigned from Chief Minister's post Defections before polls [ ] On 19 February 2023, BJP leader H.D. Thammaiah joined Congress along with his supporters. Schedule [ ] The schedule of the election was announced by the Event Date Day Date of Notification 13 April 2023 Thursday Last date for filing nominations 20 April 2023 Thursday Date for scrutiny of nominations 21 April 2023 Friday Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 24 April 2023 Monday Date of poll 10 May 2023 Wednesday Date of counting 13 May 2023 Saturday Election statistics [ ] Electorate [ ] The total electorate in the state were 52,173,579 of which there were 26,200,000 men, 25,900,000 women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 917,000 first-time voters were also included in the total. Moreover, 555,000 voters were disabled. Polling stations [ ] The Election Commission announced 58,282 polling stations for the election, out of...

The Congress Saturday registered a resounding win in the elections to the 16th Karnataka Assembly with victories in 135 of 224 seats and a 43 per cent vote share. In the outgoing Assembly, Congress had 69 seats. The ruling BJP, which held 118 seats in the Assembly, was reduced to 65, while the regional Janata Dal (Secular) party’s tally fell from 32 seats to 19. The poll results are being seen as a bellwether of the general elections that will be held in 2024. It is a Sl No. Constituency Name Winners Party 1 Nippani Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb BJP 2 Chikkodi-Sadalga Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri Congress 3 Athani Laxman Savadi Congress 4 Kagwad Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage Congress 5 Kudachi (SC) Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar Congress 6 Raybag (SC) Aihole Duryodhan Mahalingappa BJP 7 Hukkeri Katti Nikhil Umesh BJP 8 Arabhavi Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi BJP 9 Gokak Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao BJP 10 Yemkanmardi (ST) Satish Jarkiholi Congress 11 Belgaum Uttar Asif (Raju) Sait Congress 12 Belgaum Dakshin Abhay Patil BJP 13 Belgaum Rural Laxmi R Hebbalkar Congress 14 Khanapur Vithal Somanna Halagekar BJP 15 Kittur Babasaheb Patil Congress 16 Bailhongal Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand Congress 17 Saundatti Yellamma Vishwas Vasant Vaidya Congress 18 Ramdurg Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan Congress 19 Mudhol (SC) Timmapur Ramappa Balappa Congress 20 Terdal Siddu Savadi BJP 21 Jamkhandi Jagadeesh Shivayya Gudagunti BJP 22 Bilgi J T Patil Congress 23 Badami B B Chimmanakatti Congress 24 Bagalkot Me...