Karnataka Elections: After stiff three-way fight, Congress wins key battles in Old Mysore region
The BJP’s top brass campaigned vigorously in the Old Mysore region. But the party’s focus on a national, sometimes divisive, agenda did not bring it the expected results.
Karnataka Election Results: BJP bastion Kittur Karnataka falls to the Congress
Kittur Karnataka was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency before Independence. It shares a border with Maharashtra and is the corridor of migrant labourers during the sugarcane season.
PM Modi congratulates Congress on Karnataka win
The Congress is headed to a big win as it won 121 seats and was leading in 15 more in the elections to the 224-member assembly.
Karnataka Elections: Congress crosses 113-seat majority mark required to form govt
According to the Election Commission website, the party won 119 seats and was leading in 17 constituencies.
As Congress wins Karnataka, here's a look at why landslide victories are a rarity in the state
This is the first time a party has bagged more than 60 percent seat share in Karnataka since 1989. Our analysis of historical data reveals the possible reasons behind the state's aversion to landslide victories.
Karnataka Election 2023: Results dampen BJP’s southern ambitions
Political experts view Congress's victory in Karnataka as a potential turning point for opposition parties ahead of the 2024 general elections. They believe that the outcome could help to consolidate many parties and bring them in line.
Congress romps home to Karnataka House but has two contenders for CM seat
The party has called a meeting on May 14 to discuss government formation and select a leader for the state. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will meet Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to discuss the chief ministerial position.
Karnataka Election Results: Congress cracks the victory code, BJP’s double engine strategy blunted
With this win, Congress would have learned valuable lessons like the importance of unity and focusing on local bread and butter issues. BJP persisting with its national leadership fronting state assembly campaigns is yielding diminishing returns
Karnataka Elections 2023: 12 sitting ministers of BJP govt lose seats
BJP has won their seat in 50 constituencies and is leading in 14.
Karnataka polls: Outgoing CM Bommai wins from Shiggoan for 4th time in row
The BJP leader bagged 99,073 votes against 63,732 polled by Pathan. JD(S)'s Shashidhar Yeligar was in third place with 13,794 votes.
Karnataka polls: Congress president's son Priyank Kharge wins from Chittapur for third time in row
Priyank Kharge bagged 81,088 votes against 67,450 polled by his BJP rival Manikanta Rathod.
Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra: The route to Congress' win?
The enormous crowds the Bharat Jodo Yatra drew in Karnataka conveyed a strong message — the Congress was still a strong force in the state
Karnataka Elections: Victory of politics that unites country, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on poll results
Priyanka Gandhi had run a high-octane campaign for the election and addressed 13 public meetings, besides participating in 12 road shows. She had also held two womens' meetings and a workers' meet.
Karnataka polls 2023: Siddaramaiah wins from Varuna, becomes MLA for 9th time
The 75-year-old leader got 1,19,430 votes against 73,424 polled by his BJP rival and influential Lingayat leader V Somanna.
Karnataka Elections 2023: I take full responsibility for the defeat, says CM Basavaraj Bommai
He said Congress' "much organised" election strategy might have been one of the major reasons for its win.
Karnataka Assembly Election Results: Congress set for a clean sweep, many BJP ministers lose
BJP's experiment of giving tickets to 75 new faces seemed to have backfired, which added to the strong anti-incumbency. Congress has a tough decision to make on chief ministership after DK Shivakumar's emotional pitch and Siddaramaiah's strong claims.
Karnataka Election Results: Congress got its pre-match strategies right, BJP misread the pitch
From exposing the shortcomings of the BJP government, especially on corruption, to presenting a united front Congress and showering the electorate with welfare goodies, Congress was on the ball. BJP, in contrast, appeared completely disconnected raising issues that cut no ice with voters
Karnataka has shown a ray of hope: Mehbooba Mufti
According to the latest trends on the Election Commission's (EC) website, the Congress was striding forward in 136 of the 224 Assembly seats in the southern state.
Karnataka results will be a stepping stone for Congress victory in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Siddaramaiah
He also hoped that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi would become the Prime Minister.
Karnataka Elections: Hyderabad Karnataka goes with Congress. Was Mallikarjun Kharge a factor?
The region, which has 40 seats in seven districts, increased the tally of the Congress by five seats, while the BJP lost five of its sitting MLAs and the Janata Dal (Secular) also lost a seat in the region.
Karnataka Elections: Congress' victory shows 'Modi is not invincible', say Opposition leaders
TMC MP Mahua Moitra tweeted, "Thank you Karnataka. For choosing LPG over Bajrangbaliji." CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya also thanked the people of the state for the mandate.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Here's how Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra helped Congress
Gandhi walked through seven districts, which together account for 51 constituencies, and the Congress was ahead in 36 of these segments
Karnataka Elections: Five reasons behind BJP's failure to retain power
For one, the BJP focused too much on the work done at the national level. Also, it doesn’t enjoy a strong grassroot support as the Congress. Many poll promises by the Congress attracted women voters. All these factors led to the BJP losing the only southern state it had
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Key Political Reactions
Congress snatches southern state from BJP. Here are some of the key political reactions to the results.
