Karnataka Assembly Election 2018

Yeddyurappa says Karnataka has voted for change, refuses to speak on government formation

BS Yeddyurappa has been elected from Shikaripura.

May 15, 2018, 16:26 PM IST

Karnataka election results: BJP's CM face BS Yeddyurappa wins

BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa was on Tuesday elected to the Karnataka Assembly from Shikaripura by 35,397 votes, the Election Commission announced.

May 15, 2018, 15:16 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Congress extends support to JDS, says Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy have accepted offer

While BJP has emerged as the single largest party, the Congress and the JDS seem to be in no mood to give up.

May 15, 2018, 15:02 PM IST

Karnataka people rejected divisive politics of Congress: Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said people of Karnataka have rejected the "divisive, toxic and very negative" politics of Congress and voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s development thrust.

May 15, 2018, 14:52 PM IST

Congress-JDS alliance can deny BJP a chance to form government in Karnataka

The halfway mark in the 225-member Karnataka Assembly is 113 but elections were held for just 222 seats and so any party or alliance will need 112 seats to form a government in the state.

May 15, 2018, 14:16 PM IST

Karnataka election results: BJP workers celebrate in Delhi

Celebrations broke out at the BJP headquarters here on Tuesday as the party appeared set to return to power in its southern bastion Karnataka.

May 15, 2018, 13:46 PM IST

Karnataka poll result: Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami, DMK leader MK Stalin wishes BS Yeddyurappa for BJP's victory

DMK leader MK Stalin on Tuesday congratulated BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa after his party's emerged as the single largest party in the Karnataka Assembly election.

May 15, 2018, 13:33 PM IST

Karnataka election results: Congress should have allied with JD-S, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the Congress would have done much better in the Karnataka Assembly election if it had allied with the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S).

May 15, 2018, 13:15 PM IST

Karnataka results: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti congratulates BJP for its stellar performance

The BJP appeared headed for a simple majority in the Karnataka Assembly, with its candidates leading in 115 constituencies, leaving the ruling Congress way behind.

May 15, 2018, 13:11 PM IST

Congress lagged in planning for Karnataka election: Leader

A Congress leader on Tuesday lamented that the party failed to plan for the Karnataka Assembly election and educate the people about the government`s welfare schemes.

May 15, 2018, 13:06 PM IST

Time for Congress to change its name: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Karnataka poll trends

With the BJP leading in the Karnataka polls, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today took potshots at the Congress saying it is time for the party to change its name from INC to 'Congress (PMP)' - implying the only three places where it is in power now.

May 15, 2018, 12:53 PM IST

Leads suggest BJP may form government in Karnataka

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is inching closer towards forming the next government in Karnataka, as it has taken a significant lead so far.

May 15, 2018, 12:47 PM IST

BJP's victory belongs to PM Narendra Modi, says MP Shobha Karandlaje

The BJP's victory march in Karnataka with leads in 114 Assembly constituencies is because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s extensive election campaign, party MP from the state Shobha Karandlaje said on Tuesday.

May 15, 2018, 12:40 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: As BJP wins, Congress raises questions on EVMs yet again

Reacting to the rout of the Congress in the state, party workers questioned why BJP is not ready for the use of ballot papers in elections. 

May 15, 2018, 12:07 PM IST

Karnataka election results: BJP crosses half-way mark in Karnataka, Congress concedes defeat

The Congress, desperate to retain power in the state amid shrinking appeal nationally, suffered major blows and was ahead only in 62 seats.

May 15, 2018, 11:52 AM IST

BJP confirms BS Yeddyurappa will be CM, says Karnataka has spoken decisively

Yeddyurappa had said that he can give in writing that the party would win in the state with an absolute majority.

May 15, 2018, 11:45 AM IST

Karnataka Assembly election results 2018: Yeddyurappa overcomes corruption taint to lead BJP to win

Yeddyurappa was the star campaigner for the BJP along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah.

May 15, 2018, 11:06 AM IST

Karnataka election results: We have crossed half-way mark, says BJP

The BJP said on Tuesday that it had crossed the half-way mark in the vote count in the Karnataka Assembly election.

May 15, 2018, 11:00 AM IST

Karnataka polls: BJP leading in 95 seats, Congress in 46, JDS in 37

The chief ministerial candidates, BJP's BS Yeddyurappa is leading from Shikaripura seat.

May 15, 2018, 10:55 AM IST

BJP leads in Karnataka, party workers begin celebration in state

Waving BJP flags and dancing to drum beats, the activists, as well as some leaders, cheered loudly in the party office here at Malleswaram.

May 15, 2018, 10:51 AM IST