The Congress handed over tickets to 15 Muslim candidates and nine of them emerged victorious. The JD(S) fielded 23 Muslim candidates, but none could secure a victory.
The CPI(M), IUML and Congress also said the vote trend in Karnataka also shows the BJP's waning influence in south India.
According to the Election Commission website, the party won 119 seats and was leading in 17 constituencies.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a key test on May 10 as the only southern state where his Hindu nationalist BJP party holds power went to the polls a year before national elections.
As many as 2,896 FIRs have been booked with regard to the seizures.
Rahul Gandhi had a candid conversation with the delivery partners of Dunzo, Swiggy, Zomato and Blinkit in Bengaluru to discuss employment opportunities.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: In the 2018 assembly elections, barring Hassan, JD -S had bagged all six seats from the district – Holenarasipur, Belur, Arasikere, Sravanabelagola, Saklespur and Arkalgud. The Gowdas are confident that their monopoly cannot be questioned by just one aberration.
The party has also replaced candidates in 12 segments from the two lists it had announced earlier.
Karnataka Election 2023 | The KPCC chief's move to endorse Kharge, is being seen by some as an attempt by him to checkmate Siddaramaiah's prospects, by reigniting the debate on 'Dalit CM' and 'old versus new' within the party.
Karnataka Election 2023 | There is one more meeting today to finalise the list, the Karnataka BJP strongman said, adding that he is confident of its release by this evening.
Stating that Kharge is an asset to the state and the country, the party leader said the AICC president's services to Karnataka has given strength to the party here.
Karnataka Election 2023 |
Karnataka Election 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and other members of the CEC were joined by senior party leaders, including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, from the state as they deliberated on the names of probable candidates.
Karnataka Election 2023: Basavaraj Bommai had recently accused Shivakumar of making phone calls to BJP MLAs and offering them tickets in constituencies where the Congress was yet to announce candidates.
The Kittur Karnataka region is likely to be a game changer for both the BJP and the Congress, as the Lingayat community residing in the region has 50 seats, of which 30 were won by the BJP in the 2018 polls.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: The major cause of flooding in Bengaluru is unchecked construction over valleys, insensitive development in marshes/wetlands and destruction of lakes. These factors have been worsened by the ineffective enforcement of environmental laws.
Reddy, who is an accused in an illegal mining case, had recently formed "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha" (KRPP), snapping his two-decade-old association with the BJP.
Nadda will arrive at the Toranagallu Airport on Friday afternoon and will participate in the party's 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatre' at Challakere from 3 PM, PTI wrote quoting BJP's State general secretary Siddaraju. Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 are due in May.
After his visit, on March 13, the prime minister also tweeted: “Karnataka is a powerhouse of development and the “engine of high-tech India”
The state has total of 58,272 polling stations for 5.21 crore voters. Ahead of the all-important polls, we take a look at the status of preparations so far.
The Congress aims to secure a clear majority in the 224-member Assembly by winning at least 150 seats
"I have decided to be a candidate for the next election from Kolar," Siddaramaiah said at the party workers meeting in Kolar, amid loud cheers from the crowd.
The Congress will contest the elections on the plank of 'Kannadiga pride' against the BJP’s effort to indirectly impose Hindi and HIndutva on the state, Siddaramaiah has said
Counting of votes for the recently held Assembly elections in Karnataka began this morning amid projections about the Congress' comeback to power after an eight-year-long hiatus.