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BJP leading in Shirahatti, the seat which traditionally chooses the winner in the state

BJP candidate Ramappa Sobeppa Lamani is leading by nearly 5000 votes on the seat

May 15, 2018, 10:08 AM IST

Karnataka Assembly election results 2018: How Karnataka results will impact BJP, Congress and JDS

With counting of votes for Assembly elections underway in Karnataka, the fate of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) hangs in the balance. As per the initial trends, the BJP and the Congress are in a neck and neck fight while the JDS seems to be making its position firm to get enough seats to play a key role in the formation of the government in the state. 

May 15, 2018, 09:13 AM IST

Karnataka Assembly election Results 2018: Full list of JDS winners

Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.

May 15, 2018, 08:29 AM IST

Karnataka assembly election results 2018: BJP within sniffing distance of the halfway mark, Congress routed

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at 1:15 pm was ahead in 107 seats in the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018. The halfway mark is 112 seats as counting is taking place for 222 constituencies. 

May 15, 2018, 08:29 AM IST

Karnataka election results 2018: Congress tried to divide India in the name of north and south, says PM Modi

With the BJP falling short of majority in the Karnataka Assembly election results, the Congress has extended support to the JDS for government formation in the state. The JDS has confirmed Congress support and declared that HD Kumaraswamy will be the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.

May 15, 2018, 07:31 AM IST

Options before BJP, Congress, JDS as Karnataka awaits Assembly election results

There is a two-cornered contest in most of the seats in Karnataka Assembly elections but a few have three main candidates locking horns. The results of Karnataka Assembly election will be declared on May 15. All the three main parties - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Janata Dal Secular (JDS) - claim they will win.

May 14, 2018, 18:49 PM IST

Karnataka exit polls: What CVoter data reveals and how BJP, Congress and JDS got the votes

The CVoter exit poll has predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to secure a majority in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly.

May 14, 2018, 12:19 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Voting on Saturday; Congress, BJP main contenders, JDS may be the kingmaker

There are more than 4.96 crore voters who are eligible to exercise their franchise to choose their representatives from a field of little over 2,600 candidates.

May 11, 2018, 15:59 PM IST

Poor development mars former PM HD Deve Gowda's home turf Hassan

As the electioneering has entered the final phase for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections, voters are debating about their choice. During 2013, JD(S) had won five out of seven seats in Hassan district, the rest two by Congress.

May 08, 2018, 10:36 AM IST

Deve Gowda threatened to commit suicide if I win but I only have respect for him: PM Modi

The PM also claimed that the Congress and the JD(S) have entered into a "secret" pact for the Karnataka Assembly polls.

May 05, 2018, 14:06 PM IST

Days after praising HD Deve Gowda, PM Modi now asks Karnataka not to vote for JDS

The attack on the JDS comes just two days after Modi had castigated Congress president Rahul Gandhi for "insulting" the former prime minister by calling JDS the "B team" of the BJP.

May 04, 2018, 07:37 AM IST

UP CM Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati to tour poll-bound Karnataka

As per the BJP's plans, Adityanath's hectic Karnataka tour will begin on May 3 and he will be there holding rallies daily between May 7 and 10, BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi said in Lucknow.

Apr 26, 2018, 12:37 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Kannada actor Pooja Gandhi returns to JDS ahead of polls

She had joined the party in 2012, and quit in 2012.

Apr 21, 2018, 13:47 PM IST

Karnataka assembly elections 2018: Serious criminal cases against several Congress, BJP and JDS candidates

The BJP has announced 154 candidates in its two lists so far, Congress released a list of 218 candidates, while the JDS has released a list of 126 candidates so far.

Apr 19, 2018, 10:11 AM IST

Third front in mind, Chandrasekhar Rao meets HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru

KCR has met and spoken with a range of leaders from across the country.

Apr 13, 2018, 12:17 PM IST

Caste, communists, cinema, Cauvery: Why BJP cannot jump easily over the C factors in southern India

The southern states are miles ahead or miles away from most of BJP's pet poll planks: national security, law and order, Hindutva and the fight against corruption.

Apr 10, 2018, 18:38 PM IST

Political parties fear low voting on weekend poll in Karnataka

The Election Commission on March 27 announced the poll schedule for the 224 assembly segments across the southern state in mid-summer when the average day temperature is expected to be above 40 degrees Celsius.
 

Apr 03, 2018, 13:00 PM IST

Congress-JDS coalition bags mayor, deputy major posts in Bengaluru

Congress' Sampath Raj was on Thursday elected the 51st Mayor of Bengaluru and its coalition partner JDS' Padmavathi Narasimhamurthy, the Deputy Mayor.

Sep 28, 2017, 15:18 PM IST

Karnataka flag row: CM Siddaramaiah hits back, says BJP, JDS quoting non-existent clauses of Constitution

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday justified his government's demand for a separate state flag and said that it was in no way an insult to the national flag.

Jul 19, 2017, 14:35 PM IST

Deputy SP suicide: Opposition continues to disrupt Karnataka Assembly

As the standoff over the alleged suicide by a Deputy Superintendent of Police persisted.

Jul 15, 2016, 16:20 PM IST