The high-tension voting for the otherwise single-day West Bengal panchayat election 2023 concluded on Monday, after the state election commission (SEC) ordered a re-polling following reports of . After the beep sound, a slip to authenticate your vote gets printed in the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine placed next to EVMs. Karnataka Live Election Results Highlights: The Congress has won 135 seats in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly. Instead, the real double-engine should mean economic and social welfare. Karnataka elections: Political parties take puja route to woo voters. Prominent Vokkaliga pontiff of Adi Chunchanagiri Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji on Sunday appealed to the Congress leadership to appoint Karnataka party unit president D K Shivakumar as the next chief minister of the state. Karnataka election: BJP, Congress vie to retain reserved seats. Karnataka Election 2023: BJP will return to power in Karnataka with absolute majority, CM Bommai says, Copyright 2023 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Trend also noticed in recently held Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections: CEC Rajiv Kumar, Karnataka Election 2023: Assured Minimum Facilities to be available in all polling stations, Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) to be available in all polling stations. The Congress, which won 135 seats in the 224-member state assembly, registered a massive win in the seats reserved for the SC/ST candidates. 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election - Wikipedia Randeep Surjewala, general secretary In-charge of Karnataka, said the Congress will form the government with the blessings of people. Karnataka Election Live Updates: Election Commission asks political Sources said the observers will be handing over their report to Kharge by Monday. With just hours to go for the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) to decide the next chief minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah visited national party chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Bengaluru. The Congress got several things right this time. The only exception was the coastal region, where theparty anyway remains a dominant force. Sl No Constituency The JDS, which showed poor performance in the polls, managed to win just three seats. This refers to the power of institutions such as the Election Commission, investigative agencies like the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), criminal justice institutions like the state police, and so on. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, KARNATAKA. A verification email has been sent to your inbox. Wasn't I patient when I was not made a minister in the beginning? The high-profile Hindutva issues raised by the ruling BJP during its tenure in Karnataka, including the Congresss promise of action against the Bajrang Dal, failed to resonate with voters in Karnataka. The one person for whom the clear majority for the Congress party in the Karnataka polls will taste the sweetest is 60-year-old state party chief D K Shivakumar. Assembly Election Karnataka - Election Commission of India Karnataka Election Results Highlights: DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah? This feat has been achieved over 4-5 months, explained a senior officer at the Karnataka unit of the ECI. This requires the ability to communicate and reach millions of voters, which in turn needs what is often referred to as 3M money, media, and machinery. There are 224 seats in the Karnataka assembly. The polling will take place in a single phase on May 10, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday.The counting of votes will be done on May 13, the CEC said in a press conference here. Besides, 1. BJP is also hoping to placate all four major powerful communities in Karnataka, as Lingayats and Vokkaligas constitute 17% and 14% of the states population respectively and Dalits and tribals together form about 24%. Stay with TO for all updates:Read Less, Karnataka elections: 20 seats to watch out for, Karnataka polls will be key for Congress' revival ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. Conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. (ANI), Karnataka Election 2023 Live: DK Shivakumar is following big Congress leaders when it comes to corruption. "What do they mean by double-engine? Polls will take place on May 10 and results will be announced on May 13. The list also includes techies like Shanthala Damle and Mohan Dasari, who contested assembly and Lok Sabha elections in 2013 and 2019. (ANI). The BJP won 65 seats, according to the latest trends on the Election Commission's website. While the BJP will, no doubt, intensify its efforts to capture Karnataka and accomplish its goal of creating a Congress mukt Bharat, the ruling Congress will go fullthrottle to ensure the party keeps its grip on power. The BJP tried its best to stem the damage easing out Eshwarappa from the Bommai Cabinet and, more recently, denying him a ticket to the Assembly elections. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, is currently being held in Bengaluru to discuss government formation in Karnataka. As per the EC data, the poll panel received 23. After that there will be a CLP (Congress Legislature Party) meeting following which whatever opinion is there, it will be communicated to the high command. That has been given by Congress for the past 70 years. (IANS), Karnataka Election Live: BJP will return to power, says CM Bommai. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023. However, later, as things appeared to be going tough for the party, it latched on to theCongress manifesto promiseto crack down on organisations that disrupt communal harmony, putting the radical Islamist outfit Popular Front of India and Bajrang Dal in the same bracket. People are attached to mutts and religious institutions in the segment. Thehigh-profile Hindutva issues raised by the ruling BJPduring its tenure in Karnataka, including theCongresss promise of action against the Bajrang Dal, failed to resonate with voters in Karnataka. Issue notification containing guidelines for conducting elections for Municipal Corporations in State. (IANS), Karnataka election 2023: Sooner BJP-led govt is dismissed, better for state, DK Shivakumar says, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Wednesday lashed out at the Basavaraj Bommai government saying that the earlier it is dismissed, the better it is for the state. (Express Photo), CM's will be announced within 2-3 days, and we are also preparing for the cabinet to be formed as soon as possible", As Congress swept Karnataka after it secured 136 seats in the 224-seat Assembly, have a, In sporting terms, the Karnataka Assembly elections can be termed as the quarter-finals and the elections in Rajasthan, , Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana later this year the. Karnataka poll Results highlights: BJP wins Jayanagar, defeats Cong by Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday exuded confidence over BJP's victory in the assembly elections. Since the model code of conduct will apply after the announcement, I have cancelled all my tour programmes," he said. Karnataka polls 2023: BJP list announcement after a week, says CM Bommai. The newly elected assembly in Karnataka has to be put in place as the term of the previous assembly expires on May 24. Over 746 teams have registered so far to provide solutions to enhance the participation of urban and youth voters: CEC, Karnataka elections: 'Urban apathy a cause of concern', In general election 2019, amongst top 20 low voter turnout PCs, 9 were urban. Who is Amogh Lila Das, monk ISKCON banned for a month? The outcome can neither mask the unfair election process nor be dismissed nonchalantly merely because it did not seemingly impact the outcome. It means I (Modi) am there in Delhi and my puppet is there in Bengaluru, Bhopal etc. For all the issues that the Congress party is grappling with currently, it is observed that a victory in the May 10 Karnataka elections could mark a revival of its political fortunes, bolstering its position and strengthening its credentials as the main opposition party against the ruling BJP at the centre, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.By ensuring a win in Karnataka, the party also wants to bounce back after the recent losses in the northeastern states, and give it a momentum of sorts to take on the battle-ready election machinery of the BJP, later this year in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.The Congress seems to be heading for the Karnataka polls so far on the strength of its local leadership and focusing on issues concerning the State, making corruption a central theme of its campaigning. #WATCH | Supporters of senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah put up a poster outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Bengaluru, referring to him as "the next CM of Karnataka." Addressing reporters, Siddaramaiah repeated that 2023 Karnataka assembly elections are going to be his last. The average voter per polling station is 883. (IANS), Karnataka assembly elections: JD(S) faces tough challenge as BJP & Congress threaten its Vokkaliga fort. In 2013, the regional outfit benefited from the split in BJP, after former chief minister BS Yediyurappa formed Karnataka Janata Paksha. During the campaign, the BJP initially treaded carefully over issues such as ban on hijab and halal meat that were raised during its government. #KarnatakaResultsWithPTI pic.twitter.com/TcP7xIJv15, VIDEO | Karnataka PCC chief DK Shivakumar arrives at Shangri-La Hotel in Bengaluru for the CLP meet. Latha Mallikarjun has won the Harapanahalli seat by defeating BJP's G Karunakara Reddy by a margin of 13,845 votes. The number also includes 16,976 centenarians, 4,699 third gender and 9.17 lakh first time voters. (PTI). Karnataka elections: EC denies Congress claim on EVMs being brought