Karnataka Election Latest: Shah-Modi Outwitted; Kumaraswamy Accepts Congress Support, Writes To Governor (Read Letter)

Congress, JDS
HD Deve Gowda (L), Rahul Gandhi and Kumaraswamy (R)

Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 Results: Latest Leads

5.14 pm:

5.02pm: H. D. Kumaraswamy leaves for Raj Bhavan, reports Times Now.

4.28 pm: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav also commented on the current situation.

4.18 pm: Kumaraswamy seeks the governor’s appointment, saying his party has accepted Congress’ support. Read Kumaraswamy’s letter:

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4.17 pm: HD Kumaraswamy greets his supporters.

4.16 pm: Siddaramaiah submits his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala.

4.11 pm: BJP leaders hold press conference in Bengaluru.

4.09 pm: In his press conference, BJP leader and chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddurappa said, “People have rejected the Congress and accepted BJP. People are moving towards Congress mukt Karnataka.”

4.04 pm: CM Siddaramaiah meets Governor Vajubhai Vala to submit resignation.

4.00 pm: Congress leaders ask BJP to take a trip down memory lane. Sanjay Jha tweeted –

3.58 pm: On a lighter note, former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted-

3.53 pm: As JD (S) has emerged as the strongest, supporters rush to HD Deve Gowda’s residence to celebrate.

3.52 pm: BJP leaders JP Nadda, Dharmendra Pradhan and Prakash Javadekar are heading to Bengaluru today.

3.48 pm: “JD(S) had always maintained that HD Kumaraswamy will be CM. As per results, we’re doing everything to keep BJP out of power. Congress has extended its support, we have accepted it. We will jointly go to meet Governor after 5.30 pm today,” JD(S) leader Danish Ali told ANI.

3.43 pm: As expected, celebrations stop at the BJP office in Karnataka.

3.40 pm: Congress delegation denied appointment with Karnataka governor, G Parameshwara and others sent back.

2.50 pm: Congress leaders have approached JD(S) to form government. Siddaramaiah will meet governor at 4 pm, ANI reported.

2.35 pm: Sonia Gandhi reaches out to Deve Gowda through Ghulam Nabi Azad. Congress offers CMship to JDS. This would be pathetic. BJP won fair and square. Sneaking in from the back door would be a negation of the mandate, India Today Rahul Kanwal tweets.

Karnataka Congress reaches out to independent candidates to keep BJP at bay, according to The Newsminute.

2.13 pm: According to Times Now journalist Prashant Kumar, JDS and Congress agreed to join hands.

2.05 pm:

1.40 pm: Yeddyurappa’s Delhi visit not confirmed yet, reports News 18. 

1.33 pm: I am grateful to the people of Chittapur for placing their trust in me again. I thank all my party leaders, cadres & thousands of others who have relentlessly worked for my victory. Ever indebted.

1.18 am: BJP leading in 95, won 11; Congress won 71, leading in 2; JDS leading in 40 seats

1.12 pm: BJP tweet:

1.00 pm: Piyush Goyal Tweet:

 

12. 52 am: The Sangha Parivar cadres have helped us enormously. In certain regions, like coastal Karnataka, Parivar has helped us a lot: Ram Madhav, BJP

12. 52 am: According to Bangalore Mirror, results of Bengaluru’s prominent constituencies:
Congress leaders win – Roshan Baig wins in Shivajinagar. Zameer Ahmed Khan wins in Chamarajpet. N A Haris wins in Shantinagar. Dinesh Gundu Rao wins in Gandhinagar.

12.48 am: BJP Parliamentary Board to meet at 6 pm at party headquarters in Delhi today.

12.34 am: West Bengal CM Mamata Bannerjee tweets:

12.31 am: Siddaramaiah wins in Badami, loses in Chamundeshwari, suggest TV reports

12.18 am: I am saying it from day 1, there is no political party in India which has not raised questions on EVMs, even BJP has done it in the past. Now when all parties are doubting EVMs then what problem does BJP have in conducting polls through ballot?: Congress leader Mohan Prakash, ANI reports.

12.12 am: Siddaramaiah leads with 5,000 votes in Badami against Sriramulu, according to Bangalore Mirror. 

12.05 am:  Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman celebrate BJP’s victory at party headquarters in Delhi.

(Credit: TV grab)

 

11. 53 am: People of Karnataka want good governance, that is why they have chosen BJP. This is a big victory for the party. Congress is losing state after state & we are winning state after state: Prakash Javadekar, BJP Karnataka in-charge

11.52 am: BS Yeddyurappa to meet PM Narendra Modi at 3pm.

11.32 am: BJP4Karnataka tweet:

11. 21 am: Harish Poonja wins from Belatangadi AC.

Vedavyas Kamath wins from Mangaluru South AC.

C.T. Ravi wins from Chikkamagalur

D. Jeevaraj wins from Shringeri AC

11.20 am: “Siddaramaiah lost because of his attitude, because he attacked everyone and his loose talk: JD(S) candidate, G T Devegowda told ANI.

11.17 am: BJP deputy CM candidate for Karnataka and Bellary MP Sriramulu will fly a chopper from Bellary to Badami and then later to Molkalmuru Chitradurga, tweets Uma Sudhir NDTV.

11.01 am:  Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to win Karnataka Elections 2018 as it has crossed the 112 mark, still counting.

10.43 am: Dr K Sudhakar (Congress) leading in Chikkaballapur constituency, reports NDTV.

10.23 am: Siddaramaiah’s son Dr. Yathindra leads by 10,241 votes after 4th round of counting.

10.22 am: The Congress has already made political overtures to JD(S) with senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok Gehlot reaching out to the regional player in Bengaluru on Monday. With the latest leads showing Congress’s fortunes sliding, and the BJP emerging as a clear leader, all eyes will be on whether the BJP reaches the magic number of 112. If it does not, expect some drama as the Congress gasps to retain a hold in the corridor of power in Bengaluru with help from the JD(S). HD Kumaraswamy’s party has maintained that if it does not win a mandate to come to power, it would prefer to sit in the opposition benches. But, all said, it is looking very bleak for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress

10.15 am: BJP leading in 89 seats, Election Commission’s latest projections show. Congress is leading in 51 seats and JD(S) in 35 seats

10.07 am: According to ECI, BJP leads in 84 seats, Congress leading in 49, and JD (S) in 35 seats. 

10.06 am: “There is no question of alliance (with JDS) as we are already crossing 112 seats,” BJP leader Sadananda Gowda, ” told ANI. 

10.03 am: Celebrations begin at BJP headquarters in Bengaluru as the party’s leads near the 100-seat mark.

9.59 am: According to News 9, 

216 seats counted so far:

109-BJP

64-Congress

42-JD(S)

9.53 am: “Correct position will be known at 11-11.30 am. I am going to discuss it (possibility of an alliance with JDS) with Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok Gehlot,” Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge told ANI.

Source: @Mallikarjun Kharge twitter handle

9.52 am: In the bellwether seat of Yelburga, a close contest is on between the BJP’s ACHAR HALAPPA BASAPPA (7707 votes) and the Congress’s BASAVARAJ RAYAREDDI (6481 votes). 

9.50 am: In the bellwether seat of Harapanahalli, a close contest is on between the Congress’s M P RAVINDRA (6175 votes) and the BJP’s G KARUNAKARA REDDY (7319 votes).  

9.49 am: BS Yeddyurappa is leading in Shikaripura by 3,420 votes. Goni Malathesha of Congress is trailing behind.

9.48 am: According to ECI, BJP is leading in 61 seats, Congress leading in 40, and JD (S) in 25 seats. 

9.41 am: Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar leading over JD(S)’s Narayana Gowda by 2729 votes from Kanakpura. (ANI report)

9.37 am: Congress’ Ashok Kheny in the third spot in Bidar South constituency. JD(S) candidate Bandeppa Kashempur leads. (News 9 report)

9.35 am: Siddaramaiah trailing by over 12,955 votes against JD(S)’s GT Deve Gowda in Chamundeshwari. (News 9 report)

9.33 am: SIDDARAMAIAH leading over BJP’s B SREERAMULU in Badami by over 1277 votes. 

9.30 am: Congress’s LAXMI R HEBBALKAR ahead of BJP’s SANJAY B PATIL by 1522 votes in Belgaum Rural. 

9.25 am: As per Election Commission’s latest update, the BJP is ahead in the Karnataka assembly race with leads in 34 constituencies, Congress is leading in 17, and JD(S) in 9 seats. 

9.23 am: In the bellwether constituency of Gadag, Congress’s HANAMANTAGOUDA KRISHNAGOUDA PATIL leading BJP’s ANIL MENSINAKAI by 1395 votes. 

9.22 am: “These are initial trends,we hope Congress will form the Govt in Karnataka and are confident of it, but yes all options(allying with JDS) are open,” Congress leader Ashok Gehlot told ANI.

9.18 am: Incumbent CM SIDDARAMAIAH trailing in Chamundeshwari by 3445 votes. 

9.17 am: Congress – KJ George leads in Sarvagnanagar constituency, KB Koliwad leads in Ranebennur. (News 9 report)

9.13 am: JD(S) candidate Parakash leads by 600 in Hassan city. (News 9 report)

9.05 am: HD Kumaraswamy leading over the Congress candidate by 1552 votes in Ramanagara. 

9.01 am: HD Kumaraswamy leads in Ramanagara constituency. (News 9 report)

8.58 am: BJP’s SR Vishwanath leads in Yelahanka constituency. Congress’ MB Patil leads in Babaleshwar constituency. Congress candidate LakshmiHebbalkar leads in Belagavi rural. (News 9 report)

8.54 am: BJP’s Sriramulu leads in Molakalmuru, while GT Devegowda leads in Chamundeshwari.

8.50 am:

Karnataka election results, Karnataka election 2018
Image courtesy: Election Commission of India

8.49 am: Official EC trends-

BJP leading on 4 seats, Congress leading on 2 seats

8.45 am: Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank Kharge trails in Chittapura constituency. (News 9 report)

8.42 am: CM Siddaramaiah leads in Badami constituency by 384 postal ballots. (News 9 report)

8.40 am: The Karnataka elections results are off to a tense start with early leads showing a close contest between the Congress and the BJP. Sticking to the script predicted by most exit polls, the JD(S) is also racking up enough leads to establish its likely role as the eventual kingmakers.

At 8.40 am, the leads are:

  • Congress: 58
  • BJP: 53
  • JD(S): 25

8.39 am: BJP’s Basanagouda Patil leads in Vijayapura city. (News 9 report)

8.38 am: Congress’ Ajay Singh leads in Jevargi constituency. (News 9 report)

8.35 am: CM Siddaramaiah leads in Badami. (News 9 report)

8.34 am: BJP candidate Umesh Katti leads in Hukkeri. (News 9 report)

8.30 am: EVMs have been opened across counting centres in Karnataka.

8.20 am: Senior party leaders will decide on this, but we are confident and hope to form Government on our own: Dr.Yathindra,Congress candidate from Varuna and son of CM Siddaramaiah on possibility of post poll alliance with JDS (ANI report)

8.05 am: The counting of votes across 38 centres in the state has begun on Tuesday, with postal ballots being counted first.

Counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections began on Tuesday morning, in what is expected to be a nail biting finish, with most of the exit polls predicting a hung assembly.

In one of the most high-profile and bitterly fought elections in the recent times, a total of 222 of the 224 seats went for polls involving a three-cornered contest between the ruling Congress, the BJP and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s JD(S).

The polling percentage in the May 12 elections has been put at 72.13 per cent.

It would be clear post noon whether the voters in Karnataka have given their verdict decisively as being claimed by the political parties, or for a hung assembly as projected by a majority of the post-poll surveys.

The counting began today at 38 counting centres across the state, amid high security.

In case of a clear verdict in favour of the Congress, the grand old party will have broken the jinx of no political party retaining the reins of the state since 1985, when the erstwhile Janata Dal formed the government under Ramakrishna Hegde for a second consecutive term.

While a victory would help boost the sagging morale of the Congress, which is on a downhill journey losing state after state since Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre, defeat in Karnataka, the only big state it rules apart from Punjab, may further slowdown the momentum for the party.

Losing Karnataka will also drastically weaken its claim for the leadership of a broader anti-BJP alliance that is being talked about.

In case the BJP gets the mandate, it reflects the enduring charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his capacity to power his party to victory across the country, clearing demographic and topographical obstacles, in combination with party’s president Amit Shah’s strategy.

It would also further galvanise the BJP cadre before the Assembly elections in party-ruled Rajasthan, MadhyaPradesh and Chhattisgarh later this year.

The JD(S) has also claimed it would win a majority and that its chief ministerial candidate H D Kumaraswamy will be the “king” and not the “kingmaker”.

The party may or may not win the elections, but will play the kingmaker if the electorate gives a split verdict, making Deve Gowda an important player in the state politics once again.

With the JD(S) having had partnered with both BJP and Congress in the past, it would be tough to predict which way it will go this time in the event of a hung House.

 

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