Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah showed a thumbs up sign as his party was close to crossing the halfway mark in initial trends in the Karnataka state assembly elections. The initial trends showed the Congress party leading on 117 seats, followed by the BJP on 76 seats, JD(S) on 25, and Others on 6. Congress workers broke into dance at the party office in Delhi. Karnataka Congress Chief D K Shivakumar has won the Kanakapura seat in Karnataka. Congress Legislature Party meeting is slated to happen on Sunday as the party expects to form a government in Karnataka. According to sources, Plan A is if Congress gets a clear majority, a new government will be formed as soon as possible. Under Plan B, if there is no clear majority, MLAs will be taken to Hyderabad. The electoral fortunes of top leaders — Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the BJP, Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and JD(S)’ HD Kumaraswamy, among many others will be known today. Karnataka registered a “record” turnout of 73.19% in the voting on May 10, to elect representatives to the 224-member Assembly.
Siddaramaiah shows thumbs up as Congress leads halfway mark
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah showed a thumbs up sign as his party appeared close to crossing the halfway mark in initial trends in the Karnataka assembly elections on Saturday. Siddaramaiah took a break at King’s Coffee Shop before visiting the counting center in Mysuru.
Congress confident of forming government in Karnataka
Kamal Nath, another senior Congress leader, expressed confidence that the Congress would form the next government in Karnataka. According to sources, the Congress Legislature Party meeting is scheduled for Sunday, and the party has already booked a resort in Hyderabad. Plan A is to form a new government as soon as possible if Congress gets a clear majority, while Plan B is to take the MLAs to Hyderabad if there is no clear majority.
Karnataka Congress Chief D K Shivakumar wins Kanakapura seat
In other news, Karnataka Congress Chief D K Shivakumar has won the Kanakapura seat in Karnataka, leading by over 20,500 votes against JD(S) leader B Nagaraju and BJP leader and Minister R Ashoka.
Congress Legislature Party meeting planned for Sunday
As previously mentioned, the Congress Legislature Party meeting is scheduled for Sunday, and the party has already booked a resort in Hyderabad. According to sources, Plan A is to form a new government as soon as possible if Congress gets a clear majority, while Plan B is to take the MLAs to Hyderabad if there is no clear majority.
Poll trends show Congress leading with clear majority
Poll trends show that the Congress is returning to power with a clear majority, leading on 117 seats, followed by the BJP on 76 seats, JD(S) on 25, and Others on 6. The electoral fortunes of top leaders, including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the BJP, Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and JD(S)’ HD Kumaraswamy, among many others, will be known today.
Record voter turnout in Karnataka elections
Karnataka registered a “record” turnout of 73.19 percent in the voting on May 10, to elect representatives to the 224-member Assembly. With most exit polls predicting a tight contest between the Congress and BJP, leaders of the two parties seem “jittery” over the outcome, while the JD(S) appears to be expecting a hung verdict, which would enable it to play a role in government formation. Most pollsters have given an edge to the Congress over the ruling BJP, while also indicating the possibility of a hung Assembly in the state.
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