As BJP inches towards half-way mark in Karnataka Assembly election results, the top party leaders are confident of forming the government in the state on their own. If the trends turn into actual results, the Congress is on its way out of the power. Incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is trailing in Chamundeshwari. (LIVE UPDATES)
As BJP inches towards half-way mark in Karnataka Assembly election results, the top party leaders are confident of forming the government in the state on their own. If the trends turn into actual results, the Congress is on its way out of the power. Incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is trailing in Chamundeshwari. (LIVE UPDATES)
‘There is no question of alliance (with JDS) as we are already crossing 112 seats,’ BJP’s Sadananda Gowda told reporters in morning.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also reiterated Gowda’s stand and said that BJP will form the government on its own. Talking to a news channel, Patra today said that he had faith in BJP chief Amit Shah and just like Uttar Pradesh, the ruling party in the Centre would rule Karnataka.
Counting of votes began at 8 am for 221 out of 224 assembly constituencies in 58,546 polling stations in the state. The elections in two constituencies, Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, both in Bengaluru have been postponed earlier.
A total of 2,654 candidates, including 216 women candidates were in the fray for the Assembly Elections this year.
The elections in Karnataka are being viewed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its gateway into the South.
Since the 2014 general elections, the Congress party has been defeated by the BJP in over a dozen states, drastically shrinking its political footprint.
Today's vote count will decide the political fate of key players like Siddaramaiah, B.S Yeddyurappa, Malikarjun Kharge, and H.D Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded 223 candidates, while the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) fielded 222 and 201 candidates respectively.
Out of the 224 seats, 36 of them are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs), while 15 of them are for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
It may be noted that a party or an alliance needs 112 seats to form the government.
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