The BJP, whose election campaign in Karnataka was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appears to be on course to form the government in Karnataka, with the Congress settling at a distant second after initial rounds of counting. However, no party was close to the halfway mark required for a simple majority in the 224-member assembly. In the event of a hung house, the JD(S) may well play king maker roll. BJP likely to form government in Karnataka.
In government in Karnataka election 2018 results: the latest Graph shows following Projections.
As per initial vote count, BJP was leading in 112 seats. The Congress, which is hoping for a second consecutive term in power, was ahead in 70 seats. The third key player, JD(S), was up in 39 seats. Other parties and independent candidates were leading in two constituencies. BJP need 2 more seats to for majority mark. BJP inches close to the majority mark of 113, is now leading on 112 seats.
The saffron party seemed to have retained its hold on the Lingayats despite populist measures by the Siddaramaiah government to gain the community’s favors. BJP was leading in 36 constituencies where the Lingayats are dominant, whereas the Congress was ahead in only 16.
The BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, B S Yeddyurappa, was ahead in Shikaripura by 3,420 votes over Congress candidate G B Malatesh.
Among the Lingayat dominant constituencies, BJP is leading on maximum seats: 29. Congress is quite far behind, with leads in 9 constituencies. JD(S)+ is, at the moment, leading in 6 constituencies
JD(S) party’s Karnataka unit president HD Kumaraswamy was leading over the Congress candidate Iqbal Husaain by over 7,000 votes in Ramanagara. He is also leading from the Channapatna seat.
Voting in Karnataka ended on Saturday. The Election Commission noted 72.13 percent voting in the state- the highest-ever since 1952. In 2013, 71.4 percent voting was recorded in the state.
In the tech hub of Greater Bengaluru, the BJP and Congress were neck-and-neck, with the former leading in 12 seats and the ruling party up in 11 seats.
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