2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
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All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered53,131,579
Turnout73.84% (Increase2.svg 1.34 pp) [1]
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Siddaramaiah at the function Akshaya Patra Foundation in Karnataka.jpg
Shri Basavaraj Bommai calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 30 2021.jpg
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Leader Siddaramaiah Basavaraj Bommai H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party INC BJP JD(S)
Leader since201320212006
Leader's seat Varuna Shiggaon Channapatna
Last election38.14%, 80 seats36.35%, 104 seats18.3%, 37 seats
Seats won1356619
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 55Decrease2.svg 38Decrease2.svg 18
Popular vote16,789,27214,096,5295,205,489
Percentage42.88%36.00%13.29%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.74 pp Decrease2.svg 0.35 pp Decrease2.svg 5.01 pp
2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election results by constituency.svg
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Structure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Basavaraj Bommai
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah
INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Karnataka on 10 May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023.

Contents

The election saw a final voter turnout of 73.84%, the highest ever recorded in the history of Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka. [1] [2]

The Indian National Congress won the election in a landslide by getting 135 seats, making it their biggest win by seats and vote share in Karnataka since the 1989 elections. [3] [4] [5] The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) conceded defeat, finishing second and third, respectively. [6] [7]

Background

The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ended on 24 May 2023. [8] The previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. The Indian National Congress won the election in a landslide by getting 135 seats, making it their biggest win by seats and vote share in Karnataka since the 1989 elections. [3] [4] [5]

Political developments

In July 2019, the coalition government collapsed due to resignations by several members of Congress and JD(S) in the assembly. [9] Subsequently, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with B. S. Yediyurappa becoming Chief Minister. [10]

On 26 July 2021, Yediyurappa resigned from Chief Minister's post [11] and Basavaraj Bommai was sworn in as the new Chief Minister on 28 July 2021. [12]

Defections before polls

On 19 February 2023, BJP leader H.D. Thammaiah joined Congress along with his supporters. [13] On 9 March 2023, BJP MLC Puttanna joined the Congress. [14] Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit BJP on 16 April 2023 [15] [16] and joined Congress the next day. [17] Other leaders that left BJP before the polls include Laxman Savadi, M P Kumaraswamy and R. Shankar. [18] [19]

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 March 2023. [20] [21] The Election Commission declared that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct "came into force with immediate effect" with the announcement of schedule. [22]

EventDateDay
Date of Notification13 April 2023Thursday
Last date for filing nominations20 April 2023Thursday
Date for scrutiny of nominations21 April 2023Friday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures24 April 2023Monday
Date of poll10 May 2023Wednesday
Date of counting13 May 2023Saturday

Election statistics

Electorate

The total electorate in the state were 52,173,579 of which there were 26,200,000 men, 25,900,000 women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 917,000 first-time voters were also included in the total. Moreover, 555,000 voters were disabled. [23] [24]

Polling stations

The Election Commission announced 58,282 polling stations for the election, out of which 24,063 were in urban areas and 34,219 in rural areas. The commission announced that to ensure enhanced voter participation, 1,320 polling stations were to be managed by women, 224 each by youth and disabled personnel. [25] 130,000 vials of indelible ink were supplied by Mysore Paints and Varnish for the polls. [26]

Parties contesting

   Bharatiya Janata Party

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderPhotoSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Basavaraj Bommai Shri Basavaraj Bommai calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 30 2021.jpg 224 [27] [28]

   Indian National Congress

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderPhotoSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Siddaramaiah The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg 223 [a] [27] [28]

   Janata Dal (Secular)

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderPhotoSeats contested
Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) Flag.png Indian election symbol female farmer.svg H. D. Kumaraswamy H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg 209 [b] [27]

Others

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Aam Aadmi Party Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg AAP Symbol.png Prithvi Reddy [29] 209 [27] [28]
Karnataka Rashtra Samithi Indian Election Symbol Battery-Torch.png Ravi Krishna Reddy [30] [31] 195 [27]
Bahujan Samaj Party Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png M. Krishnamurthy [32] 133 [27] [28]
Uttama Prajaakeeya Party Prajakeeya Party Logo 2.png Auto Rickshaw Election Symbol.jpg Upendra [33] 110 [27]
Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha G. Janardhana Reddy 46
Social Democratic Party of India SDPI Flag.jpg M. K. Faizy16
Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party.png
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Shankar Bidari 14
Nationalist Congress Party NCP-flag.svg Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png Hari R [34] 9 [35]
Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha Darshan Puttannaiah 8
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg Sati Sundaresh [36] 7 [c] [38]
Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg Mahima patel7
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPIM election symbol.png U. Basavaraj [39] 4 [27] [28]
All India Forward Bloc Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg 3
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) SS(UBT) flag.png Indian Election Symbol Flaming Torch.png 3
National People's Party NPP Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Book.svg 2
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen logo.svg Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation CPIML LIBERATION FLAG.png Flag Logo of CPIML.png 2

Candidates

JD(S) released the first list of 93 candidates on 19 December 2022 and [40] the second list of 49 candidates on 14 April 2023. [41] [42] Another list of 6 candidates on 15 April. [43] and candidate for Chamaraja was announced on 16 April. [44] A list of 59 candidates was released on 19 April. [45] On the same day, another list was released wherein candidates from 12 constituencies were replaced [46] and support was given to other parties in 7 other constituencies. [45] Final list of 13 candidates was released on 20 April. [47]

Congress released the first list of 124 candidates on 25 March 2023, [48] the second list of 41 candidates on 6 April, leaving one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party, [49] [50] the third list of 43 candidates on 15 April, [51] the fourth list of 7 candidates on 18 April, [52] the fifth list of 4 candidates (including replacement for Shiggaon constituency) on 19 April [53] [54] and the sixth and final list of 5 candidates on 20 April. [55]

BJP released the first list of 189 candidates on 11 April 2023, [56] the second list of 23 candidates on 12 April, [57] the third list of 10 candidates on 17 April [58] the fourth and final list of 2 candidates on 19 April. [59]

District [60] Constituency BJP INC JD(S)
#NamePartyCandidate [61] [62] [63] PartyCandidate [61] [64] [65] PartyCandidate [61] [66]
Belagavi 1 Nippani BJP Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle INC Kakasaheb Pandurang Patil JD(S) Raju Maruti Pawar
2 Chikkodi-Sadalga BJP Ramesh Katti INC Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri JD(S) Suhas Sadashiv Valke
3 Athani BJP Mahesh Kumathalli INC Laxman Savadi JD(S) Shashikanth Padasaligi Swamiji
4 Kagwad BJP Shrimant Patil INC Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage JD(S) Mallappa M Chunga
5 Kudachi (SC) BJP P. Rajeev INC Mahendra K. Thammannavar JD(S) Anand Gulagi
6 Raibag (SC) BJP Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole INC Mahaveer Mohith JD(S) Pradeep Malagi
7 Hukkeri BJP Nikhil Umesh Katti INC Appayyagouda Basagouda Patil JD(S) Basavaraja Gowda Patil
8 Arabhavi BJP Balachandra Jarkiholi INC Arvind Dalwai JD(S) Prakash Kash Shetty
9 Gokak BJP Ramesh Jarkiholi INC Mahantesh Kadadi JD(S) Channabasappa Balappa Giddannavar
10 Yemkanmardi (ST) BJP Basavaraj Hundri INC Sathish Jarkiholi JD(S) Maruti Mallappa Astagi
11 Belgaum Uttar BJP Ravi Patil INC Asif Sait JD(S) Sivananda Mugalihal
12 Belgaum Dakshin BJP Abhay Patil INC Prabhavathi Mastmardi JD(S) Srinivasa Gholkar
13 Belgaum Rural BJP Nagesh Manolkar INC Lakshmi Hebbalkar JD(S) Shankar Gowda Rudragowda Patil
14 Khanapur BJP Vithal Somanna Halagekar INC Anjali Nimbalkar JD(S) Naseer Bapulsab Bhagavan
15 Kittur BJP Mahantesh Doddagoudar INC Babasaheb D. Patil JD(S) Ashwini Singaiah Poojera
16 Bailhongal BJP Jagadish Metgud INC Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand JD(S) Shankar Madalagi
17 Saundatti Yellamma BJP Ratna Mamani INC Vishwas Vasant Vaidya JD(S) Sourabh Anand Chopra
18 Ramdurg BJP Chikka Revanna INC Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan JD(S) Prakash Mudhol
Bagalkot 19 Mudhol (SC) BJP Govind Karjol INC R. B. Timmapur JD(S) Dharmaraj Vithal Doddamani
20 Terdal BJP Siddu Savadi INC Siddappa Ramappa Konnur JD(S) Suresh Arjuna Madiwala
21 Jamkhandi BJP Jagadish Gudagunti INC Anand Siddu Nyamagouda JD(S) Yakoob Kapdewal
22 Bilgi BJP Murugesh Nirani INC Jagadish Timmanagouda Patil JD(S) Rukmuddin Saudagar
23 Badami BJP Shantha Gowda Patil INC B, B. Chimmanakatti JD(S) Hanumanthappa B. Mavinamarad
24 Bagalkot BJP Veerabhadrayya Charantimath INC Hullappa Yamanappa Meti JD(S) Devaraj Patil
25 Hungund BJP Doddanagouda G Patil INC Vijayanand Kashappanavar JD(S) Shivappa Bol
Vijayapura 26 Muddebihal BJP A. S. Patil INC C. S. Nadagouda JD(S) Channabasappa S. Sollapura
27 Devar Hippargi BJP Somanagouda Patil INC Sharanappa T. Sunagar JD(S) Bhimanagouda Patil
28 Basavana Bagevadi BJP S. K. Bellubbi INC Shivanand Patil JD(S) Somanagowda Patil
29 Babaleshwar BJP Vijugouda Patil INC M. B. Patil JD(S) Basavaraj Honawada
30 Bijapur City BJP Basangouda Patil Yatnal INC Abdul Hameed Mushrif JD(S) Bande Nawaz Mabari
31 Nagathan (SC) BJP Sanjeev Aihole INC Vittal Katakadhond JD(S) Devananda P Chawhan
32 Indi BJP Kasagouda Biradar INC Yashavanta Rayagoud V Patil JD(S) B.D. Patil
33 Sindagi BJP Ramesh Bhusanur INC Ashok M. Managuli JD(S) Vishalakshi Shivanand
Kalaburagi 34 Afzalpur BJP Malikayya Guttedar INC M. Y. Patil JD(S) Shivakumar Natekar
35 Jevargi BJP Shivanna Gowda Patil Raddevadagi INC Ajay Singh JD(S) Doddappagouda Shivalingappa Gouda
Yadgir 36 Shorapur (ST) BJP Narasimha Nayak INC Raja Venkatappa Naik JD(S) Shravan Kumar Nayak
37 Shahapur BJP Ameenreddy Patil INC Sharanabassappa Darshanapur JD(S) Gurulingappa Gouda
38 Yadgir BJP Venkatreddy Mudnal INC Channareddy Patil Tunnur JD(S) A. B. Malaka Reddy
39 Gurmitkal BJP Lalitha Anapur INC Baburao Chinchansur JD(S) Sharanagouda Kandakur
Kalaburagi 40 Chittapur (SC) BJP Manikanta Rathod INC Priyank Kharge JD(S) Subhachandra Rathod
41 Sedam BJP Rajkumar Patil INC Sharan Prakash Patil JD(S) Balaraj Guttedar
42 Chincholi (SC) BJP Avinash Jadhav INC Subash V. Rathod JD(S) Sanjeev Yakapu
43 Gulbarga Rural (SC) BJP Basawaraj Mattimud INC Revu Naik Belamagi [b]
44 Gulbarga Dakshin BJP Dattatraya C. Patil Revoor INC Allamprabhu Patil JD(S) Krishna Reddy
45 Gulbarga Uttar BJP Chandrakanth Patil INC Kaneez Fathima JD(S) Nasir Hussain Ustad
46 Aland BJP Subhash Guttedar INC B. R. Patil JD(S) Sanjay Wadekar
Bidar 47 Basavakalyan BJP Sharanu Salagar INC Vijay Singh JD(S) S.Y. Quadri
48 Humnabad BJP Siddu Patil INC Rajashekar Basavaraj Patil JD(S) C.M. Fayaz
49 Bidar South BJP Shailendra Beldale INC Ashok Kheny JD(S) Bandeppa Kashempur
50 Bidar BJP Eshwar Singh Thakur INC Rahim Khan JD(S) Suryakanta Nagamarapalli
51 Bhalki BJP Prakash Khandre INC Eshwara Khandre JD(S) Rauf Patel
52 Aurad (SC) BJP Prabhu Chauhan INC Shinde Bhimsen Rao JD(S) Jaisingh Rathod
Raichur 53 Raichur Rural (ST) BJP Thipparaja Hawaldar INC Basanagouda Daddal JD(S) Narasimha Nayak
54 Raichur BJP Shivaraj Patil INC Mohammed Shalam JD(S) Vinay Kumar E
55 Manvi (ST) BJP B. V. Nayak INC G. Hampayya Nayak JD(S) Raja Venkatappa Nayak
56 Devadurga (ST) BJP K. Shivanagouda Naik INC Shreedevi R. Nayak JD(S) Karemma G. Nayak
57 Lingsugur (SC) BJP Manappa D.Vajjal INC D. S. Hoolageri JD(S) Siddu Bandi
58 Sindhanur BJP K Kariyappa INC Hampan Gowda Badarli JD(S) Venkatarao Nadagowda
59 Maski (ST) BJP Pratapagouda Patil INC Basanagouda Turvihal JD(S) Sharanappa Kumbara
Koppal 60 Kushtagi BJP Doddanagouda Patil INC Amaregouda Bayyapur JD(S) Thukaram Survi
61 Kanakagiri (SC) BJP Basavaraj Dadesaguru INC Shivaraj Sangappa Thangadagi JD(S) Ashok Ummalatti
62 Gangawati BJP Paranna Munavalli INC Iqbal Ansari JD(S) H. R. Chennakeshava
63 Yelburga BJP Halappa Achar INC Basavaraj Rayareddy JD(S) Konan Gowda
64 Koppal BJP Manjula Amaresh INC K. Raghavendra Hitnal JD(S) Chandrasekhar
Gadag 65 Shirahatti (SC) BJP Chandru Lamani INC Sujatha N. Doddamani JD(S) Hanumanthappa Nayak
66 Gadag BJP Anil Menasinakai INC H. K. Patil JD(S) Venkangouda Govind Goudar
67 Ron BJP Kalakappa Bandi INC Gurupadagouda Patil JD(S) Mugadam Saab
68 Nargund BJP C. C. Patil INC B. R. Yavagal JD(S) Rudra Gowda Patil
Dharwad 69 Navalgund BJP Shankar Patil Munenakoppa INC N.H. Konaraddi JD(S) Kallappa Gaddi
70 Kundgol BJP M. R. Patil INC Kusuma Shivalli JD(S) Ali Allasaab
71 Dharwad BJP Amrut Ayyappa Desai INC Vinay Kulkarni JD(S) Manjunath Hagedaar
72 Hubli-Dharwad East (SC) BJP Kranti Kiran INC Abbayya Prasad JD(S) Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi
73 Hubli-Dharwad Central BJP Mahesh Teginakai INC Jagadish Shettar JD(S) Siddalingeshgowda Odeyar
74 Hubli-Dharwad West BJP Arvind Bellad INC Deepak Chinchore JD(S) Gururaj Hunasimarad
75 Kalghatgi BJP Nagaraj Chabbi INC Santosh Lad JD(S) Veerappa Sheegehatti
Uttara Kannada 76 Haliyal BJP Sunil Hegde INC R. V. Deshpande JD(S) S.L. Kotnekar
77 Karwar BJP Rupali Santosh Nayak INC Satish Krishna Sail JD(S) Chaitra Kotkar
78 Kumta BJP Dinakar Shetty INC Nivedit Alva JD(S) Suraj Soni Nayak
79 Bhatkal BJP Sunil Baliya Nayak INC M. S. Vaidya JD(S) Nagendra Naik
80 Sirsi BJP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri INC Bhimanna Naik JD(S) Upendra Pai
81 Yellapur BJP Shivaram Hebbar INC V. S. Patil JD(S) Nagesh Naik
Haveri 82 Hangal BJP Shivaraj Sajjanar INC Srinivas Mane JD(S) Manohar Tahsildar
83 Shiggaon BJP Basavaraj Bommai INC Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan JD(S) Shashidar Channabasappa Yeligaar
84 Haveri (SC) BJP Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar INC Rudrappa Lamani JD(S) Thukaram Malagi
85 Byadgi BJP Virupakshappa Ballari INC Basavaraj N. Shivannanar
86 Hirekerur BJP B. C. Patil INC U. B. Banakar JD(S) Jayanand Javannanavar
87 Ranebennur BJP Arunkumar Guththur INC Prakash K. Koliwad JD(S) Manjunath Goudar
Vijaynagara 88 Hoovina Hadagali (SC) BJP Krishna Naik INC P. T. Parameshwar Naik JD(S) Putresh
89 Hagaribommanahalli (SC) BJP B. Ramanna INC L. B. P. Bheema Naik JD(S) K. Nemiraj Naik
90 Vijayanagara BJP Siddharth Singh INC H. R. Gaviyappa
Ballari 91 Kampli (ST) BJP T H Suresh Babu INC J. N. Ganesh JD(S) Raju Naik
92 Siruguppa (ST) BJP M.S. Somalingappa INC B.M. Nagraj JD(S) Parameshwar Naik
93 Bellary Rural (ST) BJP B. Sriramulu INC B. Nagendra
94 Bellary City BJP G. Somashekara Reddy INC Nara Bharath Reddy JD(S) Anil Lad
95 Sandur (ST) BJP Shilpa Raghavendra INC E. Tukaram JD(S) Somappa
Vijaynagara 96 Kudligi (ST) BJP Lokesh V Nayaka INC N. T. Srinivas JD(S) Kodihalli Bhimappa
Chitradurga 97 Molakalmuru (ST) BJP S. Thippeswamy INC N. Y. Gopalakrishna JD(S) Mahadevappa
98 Challakere (ST) BJP Anilkumar INC T. Raghumurthy JD(S) Raveesh
99 Chitradurga BJP G. H. Thippareddy INC K C Veerendra JD(S) G. Raghu Achar
100 Hiriyur BJP K. Poornima Srinivas INC D. Sudhakar JD(S) Ravindrappa
101 Hosadurga BJP S. Lingamurthy INC B. G. Govindappa JD(S) M. Thippeswamy
102 Holalkere (SC) BJP M. Chandrappa INC H. Anjaneya
Devangere 103 Jagalur (ST) BJP S V Ramachandra INC B. Devendrappa JD(S) Deveraj
Vijayanagara 104 Harapanahalli BJP G. Karunakara Reddy INC N. Kotresh JD(S) N. M. Noor Ahmed
Devangere 105 Harihar BJP B.P. Harish INC Nandagavi Srinivas JD(S) H.S. Shivashankar
106 Davanagere North BJP Lokikere Nagaraj INC S. S. Mallikarjun
107 Davanagere South BJP Ajay Kumar INC Shamanur Shivashankarappa JD(S) Amanulla Khan
108 Mayakonda (SC) BJP Basavaraja Naik INC K.S. Basavaraju JD(S) Anandappa
109 Channagiri BJP Shiv Kumar INC Basavaraju V Shivaganga JD(S) Tejaswi Patel
110 Honnali BJP M. P. Renukacharya INC D.G. Shanthana Gowda JD(S) Shivamurthy Gowda
Shimoga 111 Shimoga Rural (SC) BJP Ashok Nayak INC Sreenivas Kariyanna JD(S) Sharada Purya Naik
112 Bhadravati BJP Mangoti Rudresh INC B. K. Sangameshwara JD(S) Sharada Appajigowda
113 Shimoga BJP SN Channabasappa INC H.C. Yogesh JD(S) Ayanur Manjunath
114 Tirthahalli BJP Araga Jnanendra INC Kimmane Rathnakar JD(S) Raja Ram
115 Shikaripura BJP B. Y. Vijayendra INC G.B. Malatesh
116 Sorab BJP Kumar Bangarappa INC Madhu Bangarappa JD(S) Baasur Chandregowda
117 Sagar BJP Hartalu Halappa INC Belur Gopalkrishna JD(S) Zakir
Udupi 118 Byndoor BJP Gururaj Gantihole INC K Gopala Poojary JD(S) Mansoor Ibrahim
119 Kundapura BJP Kiran Kumar Kodgi INC M. Dinesh Hegde JD(S) Ramesh Kundapura
120 Udupi BJP Yashpal Suvarna INC Prasad Raj Kanchan JD(S) Dakshat R Shetty
121 Kapu BJP Gurme Suresh Shetty INC Vinay Kumar Sorake JD(S) Sabina Samad
122 Karkala BJP V. Sunil Kumar INC Uday Shetty JD(S) Srikanth Kochur
Chikmagalur 123 Sringeri BJP D. N. Jeevaraj INC T.D. Rajegowda JD(S) Sudhakar Shetty
124 Mudigere (SC) BJP Deepak Doddaiah INC Nayana Jyothi Jhawar JD(S) M.P. Kumaraswamy
125 Chikmagalur BJP C. T. Ravi INC H. D. Thammaiah JD(S) Thimmashetty
126 Tarikere BJP D. S. Suresh INC GH Srinivasa
127 Kadur BJP K. S. Prakash INC K S Anand JD(S) YSV Datta
Tumakuru 128 Chiknayakanhalli BJP J. C. Madhuswamy INC Kiran Kumar JD(S) C.B. Surersh Babu
129 Tiptur BJP B. C. Nagesh INC K. Shadakshari JD(S) Kantha Kumar
130 Turuvekere BJP Masala Jayaram INC Kanthraj B.M. JD(S) M.T. Krishnappa
131 Kunigal BJP D. Krishna Kumar INC H.D. Ranganath JD(S) D. Nagarajaiah
132 Tumkur City BJP G. B. Jyothi Ganesh INC Iqbal Ahmed JD(S) Govindaraju
133 Tumkur Rural BJP B. Suresh Gowda INC GH Shanumukkappa Yadav JD(S) D. C. Gourishankar
134 Koratagere (SC) BJP B. H. Anil Kumar INC G. Parameshwara JD(S) Sudhakar Lal
135 Gubbi BJP S. D. Dilip Kumar INC S. R. Srinivas JD(S) Nagaraja
136 Sira BJP C. M. Rajesh Gowda INC T. B. Jayachandra JD(S) R. Ugresh
137 Pavagada (SC) BJP Krishna Nayak INC H.V. Venkatesh JD(S) Thimmarayappa
138 Madhugiri BJP L. C. Nagaraj INC Kyatasandra N. Rajanna JD(S) Veerabhadraiah
Chikkaballapura 139 Gauribidanur BJP Shashidhar INC N. H. Shivashankara Reddy JD(S) Narasimhamurthy
140 Bagepalli BJP C Muniraju INC S.N. Subba Reddy [b]
141 Chikkaballapur BJP K. Sudhakar INC Pradeep Eshwar Ayyar JD(S) K.P. Bachegowda
142 Sidlaghatta BJP Ramachandra Gowda INC B V Rajeev Gowda JD(S) B. N. Ravikumar
143 Chintamani BJP Venu Gopal INC M.C. Sudhakar JD(S) J. K. Krishna Reddy
Kolar 144 Srinivaspur BJP Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy INC K. R. Ramesh Kumar JD(S) G. K. Venkatashiva Reddy
145 Mulbagal (SC) BJP Shigehalli Sundar INC Dr BC Muddugangadhar JD(S) Samruddi Manjunath
146 Kolar Gold Field (SC) BJP Ashwini Sampangi INC Roopakala Shashidar JD(S) Ramesh Babu
147 Bangarapet (SC) BJP M. Narayanswamy INC S. N. Narayanaswamy JD(S) M. Mallesh Babu
148 Kolar BJP Varthur Prakash INC Kothur G. Manjunath JD(S) C. M. R. Srinath
149 Malur BJP K S Manjunath Gowda INC K. Y. Nanjegowda JD(S) J. E. Ramegowda
Bangalore Urban 150 Yelahanka BJP S. R. Vishwanath INC Keshava Rajan B JD(S) M. Munegowda
151 K. R. Puram BJP Byrati Basavaraj INC DK Moahan [b]
152 Byatarayanapura BJP Thammesh Gowda INC Krishna Byre Gowda JD(S) Venugopal
153 Yeshwantpur BJP S. T. Somashekhar INC S Balraj Gowda JD(S) Javarai Gowda
154 Rajarajeshwarinagar BJP Munirathna Naidu INC Kusuma H. JD(S) Dr. Narayan Swami
155 Dasarahalli BJP S. Muniraju INC Dhananjaya Gangadharaiah JD(S) I R. Manjunath
156 Mahalakshmi Layout BJP K. Gopalaiah INC Keshava Murthy JD(S) Rajanna
157 Malleshwaram BJP C. N. Ashwath Narayan INC Anoop Iyengar JD(S) Utkarsh
158 Hebbal BJP Jagadish Katta INC Byrathi Suresh JD(S) Mohid Altaf
159 Pulakeshinagar (SC) BJP Murali INC A. C. Srinivasa JD(S) Anuradha
160 Sarvagnanagar BJP Padmanabha Reddy INC K. J. George JD(S) Mohammed Mushtaq
161 C. V. Raman Nagar (SC) BJP S. Raghu INC S Anand Kumar [b]
162 Shivajinagar BJP N. Chandra INC Rizwan Arshad [d]
163 Shanti Nagar BJP Shiva Kumar INC Nalapad Ahmed Haris JD(S) Manjunath Gowda
164 Gandhi Nagar BJP A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda INC Dinesh Gundu Rao JD(S) V Narayanaswamy
165 Rajaji Nagar BJP S. Suresh Kumar INC Puttanna JD(S) Anjanappa
166 Govindraj Nagar BJP Umesh Shetty INC Priya Krishna JD(S) R Prakash
167 Vijay Nagar BJP H. Raveendra INC M. Krishnappa
168 Chamrajpet BJP Bhaskar Rao INC B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan JD(S) Govindaraja
169 Chickpet BJP Uday Garudachar INC R.V. Devaraju JD(S) Imran Pasha
170 Basavanagudi BJP L. A. Ravi Subramanya INC U.B. Venkatesh JD(S) Aramane Shankar
171 Padmanaba Nagar BJP R. Ashoka INC V Raghunath Naidu JD(S) B Manjunath
172 B.T.M. Layout BJP Sridhar Reddy INC Ramalinga Reddy JD(S) Venkatesh
173 Jayanagar BJP C. K. Ramamurthy INC Sowmya Reddy JD(S) Kale Gowda
174 Mahadevapura (SC) BJP Manjula Aravind Limbavali INC Nagesh T
175 Bommanahalli BJP Sathish Reddy INC Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda JD(S) Narayanaraju
176 Bangalore South BJP M Krishnappa INC R K Ramesh JD(S) Rajagopal Reddy
177 Anekal (SC) BJP Hullalli Srinivas INC B. Shivanna JD(S) KP Raju
Bangalore Rural 178 Hoskote BJP M. T. B. Nagaraj INC Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda
179 Devanahalli (SC) BJP Pilla Munishamappa INC K.H. Muniyappa JD(S) Nisarga Narayanaswamy
180 Doddaballapur BJP Dhiraj Muniraju INC T. Venkataramanaiah JD(S) Munegowda
181 Nelamangala (SC) BJP Sapthagiri Naik INC N. Srinivasaiah JD(S) Srinivasamurthy
Ramanagara 182 Magadi BJP Prasad Gowda INC H. C. Balakrishna JD(S) A Manjunath
183 Ramanagara BJP Goutham Gowda INC Iqbal Hussain H A JD(S) Nikhil Kumaraswamy
184 Kanakapura BJP R. Ashoka INC D. K. Shivakumar JD(S) Nagaraju
185 Channapatna BJP C. P. Yogeshwar INC Gangadhar S. JD(S) H. D. Kumaraswamy
Mandya 186 Malavalli (SC) BJP G. Muniraju INC P.M. Narendra Swamy JD(S) K Annadani
187 Maddur BJP S. P. Swamy INC K.M. Uday JD(S) DC Thammanna
188 Melukote BJP Indresh Kumar [a] JD(S) CS Puttaraju
189 Mandya BJP Ashok Jayaram INC Ravikumar Gowda JD(S) B.R. Ramachandra
190 Shrirangapattana BJP Indavalu Sachidananda INC A.B. Ramesh Bandisiddegowda JD(S) Ravindra Srikantaiah
191 Nagamangala BJP Sudha Shivaram INC N. Chaluvaraya Swamy JD(S) Suresh Gowda
192 Krishnarajapet BJP K.C. Narayanagowda INC B. L. Devaraj JD(S) HT Manjunath
Hassan 193 Shravanabelagola BJP Chidananda INC M. A. Gopalaswamy JD(S) C N Balakrishna
194 Arsikere BJP G. V. Basavaraja INC K. M. Shivalinge Gowda JD(S) N R Santhosh
195 Belur BJP H. K. Suresh INC B Shivaram JD(S) K S Lingesh
196 Hassan BJP J Preetham Gowda INC Banavasi Rangaswamy JD(S) HP Swaroop
197 Holenarasipur BJP Devaraje Gowda INC Shreyas M. Patel JD(S) H. D. Revanna
198 Arkalgud BJP Yoga Ramesh INC HP Shridhar Gowda JD(S) A Manju
199 Sakleshpur (SC) BJP Cement Manju INC Murali Mohan JD(S) H. K. Kumaraswamy
Dakshina Kannada 200 Belthangady BJP Harish Poonja INC Rakshith Shivaram JD(S) Ashroff Ali
201 Moodabidri BJP Umanath Kotian INC Mithun Rai JD(S) Amarashree
202 Mangalore City North BJP Bharath Shetty Y INC Inayath Ali JD(S) Mohiuddin Bawa
203 Mangalore City South BJP Vedavyas Kamath INC John Richard Lobo JD(S) Sumati Hegde
204 Mangalore BJP Sathish Kumpala INC U. T. Khader
205 Bantval BJP U Rajesh Naik INC Ramanath Rai JD(S) Prakash Rafael Gomes
206 Puttur BJP Asha Thimmappa INC Ashok Kumar Rai JD(S) Divya Prabha
207 Sullia (SC) BJP Bhagirathi Murulya INC Krishnappa G JD(S) Professor Venkatesh HN
Kodagu 208 Madikeri BJP M P Appachu Ranjan INC Mantar Gowda JD(S) M N Muthappa
209 Virajpet BJP K G Bopaiah INC A.S. Ponnanna JD(S) Mansoor Ali
Mysore 210 Periyapatna BJP C. H. Vijayashankar INC K. Venkatesh JD(S) K Mahadev
211 Krishnarajanagara BJP Venkatesh Hosalli INC D. Ravishankar JD(S) S. R. Mahesh
212 Hunsur BJP Devarahalli Somashekhar INC H.P. Manjunath JD(S) Harish Gowda
213 Heggadadevankote (ST) BJP Krishna Naik INC Anil Chikkamadhu JD(S) P. Jayaprakash
214 Nanjangud (SC) BJP B. Harshavardhan INC Darshan Dhurvanarayana [b]
215 Chamundeshwari BJP Kaveesh Gowda INC Mavinahalli S Siddegowda JD(S) G. T. Devegowda
216 Krishnaraja BJP T. S. Srivatsa INC M.K. Somashekar JD(S) KV Mallesh
217 Chamaraja BJP L. Nagendra INC K. Harish Gowda JD(S) H.K. Ramesh
218 Narasimharaja BJP Sandesh Swami INC Tanveer Sait JD(S) Abdul Kader Shahid
219 Varuna BJP V. Somanna INC Siddaramaiah JD(S) Bharti Shankar
220 T. Narasipur (SC) BJP M. Revanna INC H. C. Mahadevappa JD(S) Ashwinkumar
Chamarajanagar 221 Hanur BJP Preetham Nagappa INC R. Narendra JD(S) M. R. Manjunath
222 Kollegal (SC) BJP N. Mahesh INC A. R. Krishna Murthy JD(S) Puttaswamy
223 Chamarajanagar BJP V. Somanna INC C. Puttaranga Shetty JD(S) Mallikarjun Swamy
224 Gundlupet BJP C.S. Niranjan Kumar INC H.M. Ganesh Parasad JD(S) Kadabur Manjunath

Issues

Belagavi border dispute

Tensions concerning the Belagavi border dispute intensified in early December 2022 as a delegation of Maharashtra politicians proposed to travel to Belagavi district to demand the merger of some villages in Karnataka with Maharashtra, with politicians from Maharashtra making provocative statements. [72] [73] [74] The border row escalated into violence after vehicles from both states were attacked and damaged in Belgavi and Pune in mid-December. [75]

The issue has resurfaced ahead of assembly elections. [76] Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for failing in his duties to protect the state. [77]

Corruption

In July 2021, D. Kempanna, president of the Karnataka State Contractors' Association wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging large-scale corruption in the award and implementation of civil contracts in Karnataka. In the letter, he alleged that contractors were being forced to pay a 40% commission to officials at the BJP government, cutting across departments, for projects. [78] Congress started a campaign PayCM to widely publicize these allegations. [79]

Contractor Santhosh Patil (aged 40) who accused then-state cabinet minister K. S. Eshwarappa of harassing him for commissions committed suicide at Shambhavi Hotel in Udupi on 12 April 2022. He alleged that the BJP leader had been harassing him for commissions to clear the bills for contracts he had implemented for the government over a year ago. [80] Eshwarappa had to resign as cabinet minister following the incident, [81] and has retired from electoral politics. [82]

Later in November 2024, the Karnataka Lokayukta cleared the BJP Karnataka unit of the 40% commission allegations, BJP leaders labelled Congress's allegations as false and claimed that they were a part of their election toolkit strategy. The state unit also said that the contractor who levied the allegations had not worked with the government for the past six years. [83]

In August 2022, two associations representing 13,000 schools in Karnataka wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government of corruption. "Unscientific, irrational, discriminatory and noncompliance norms are applied to only unaided private schools and huge corruption is in place," the letter read. The school associations urged PM Modi to look into the allegations and launch an inquiry into the affairs of the Karnataka education ministry. [84]

In order to "expose" the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the opposition Congress party has determined to make the Bitcoin scam an election issue in the 2023 elections. [85] [86]

When the merchandise was exported via Goa, depriving Karnataka of its tax revenue, the state exchequer lost roughly Rs 60 crore while the excise scam cost about Rs 200 crore, according to Priyank Kharge. [87]

Congress party also released a 'corruption rate card' in English and Kannada languages, alleging the ruling BJP of looting ₹1,50,000 crore during last four years. [88] [89] The Election Commission issued a notice to Congress over these ads asked to provide evidence to support the claims. [90]

Communal polarization

According to political analysts Phani Rajanna and Sandeep Shastri, with Karnataka polls nearing, the BJP is raking up more and more communal issues to divide people and polarise the votes. This has been shown by communal tensions started by right-wing Hindutva groups on use of hijab in government schools, sale of halal meat, broadcasting of azan on loudspeakers, a boycott of Muslim-run shops & Muslim employees similar to the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, moral policing specifically targeting Muslims and violence against Christians, which have been linked to the Bommai government. [91] Bommai was widely perceived to be weak within the Karnataka BJP, [92] due to which hardliners like Tejasvi Surya & B. L. Santhosh took over the reins of party administration.

The BJP has focused its campaign around these communal issues, [93] drawing stark criticism from the opposition Congress, which accused it of neglecting governance issues. [94]

Reservation controversy

Caste politics have once again risen to the forefront following the just completed elections in five states. The tone for the assembly elections the next year is being set by the regrouping of various caste lobbies in their fight for reservation. [95] [96] [97] The Karnataka government has courted controversy with its orders to take away 4% OBC quota from low-caste Muslims and redistributing them to Lingayats and Vokkaligas. In addition the government has expressed support for internal reservation for Scheduled Castes into SC right, SC left and SC 'touchable' and SC other. Communities such as the Banjara have protested this move as depriving them of a share. [98]

Farm laws

While various caste groups are working to make the controversial farm rules that the government passed two years ago the main topic for the forthcoming assembly elections, farmer organisations are getting ready to resurrect the issue. [99] [100] [101]

Nandini vs Amul

In Karnataka, a war brewing between two major milk cooperatives in the country has spilled over into a political slugfest ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. The Amul vs Nandini row has created a stir in the state, with opposition mainly Congress leaders and pro-Kannada regionalist groups attacking the government for allowing the Gujarat-based Amul to sell fresh milk and curd in Bengaluru. The critics believe that entry of Amul in the fresh milk market could spell trouble for Karnataka's local brand, Nandini. [102] [103] [104]

Controversies

Remarks on 'Love jihad'

On 3 January 2023, BJP Karnataka state president Nalin Kumar Kateel in a party meet at Mangalore said that people should prioritise the issue of "Love jihad" over "road, gutter, drain and other small issues". [105] [106] [107] His comments were criticised by Congress leaders and several state BJP leaders also expressed unhappiness over the remarks. [108] [109] [110]

Provocative statements by Amit Shah

On 26 April 2023, BJP top leader Amit Shah said, "If the Congress comes to power, dynastic politics will be at an all-time high and Karnataka will be afflicted with riots". [111] In response, Indian National Congress filed a police complaint against Amit Shah for provocative statements and promoting enmity. [112] [113]

Supreme Court remarks on his speeches

On 9 May 2023, the Supreme Court termed Amit Shah's public speeches on scrapping of the 4 per cent quota for Muslims during the campaign in Karnataka when the matter was pending in the court, as "inappropriate" and alleged that the speeches amounted to "contempt of court proceedings". [114] [115]

Collection and sale of voter data

The Indian National Congress made allegations that Chilume Trust, an NGO in Bengaluru, had amassed voter personal data, including caste, age, gender, work and education information, Aadhaar cards, phone numbers and more. [116] [117] The Congress alleged that BJP assigned party workers through the NGO to collect such information, and names of legitimate voters of the opposition party were deleted and that names of 'fake voters' were added to ensure more votes for the BJP. [118] [119] The Congress also demanded resignation of Chief Minister over the matter. [120]

In December 2022, the NGO was blacklisted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru's civic body, and a police complaint was filed against them for breach of trust. [121] [122] Subsequently, a probe was launched against the activities of the trust. [123] [124]

In April 2023, another company was found to be selling voter data of at least 6.5 lakh voters through an online portal. The Election Commission of India is investigating whether the data has been used for calling the voters and bribing them. An FIR has been lodged by Bengaluru Police against the online portal following a complaint made by an independent candidate who was approached by the seller. [125] [126] [127] [128]

BJP MLA C. N. Ashwath Narayan sent voters messages containing information (their names, voter ID card number, relatives' names and the booth address) from their voter ID cards on WhatsApp. This led to outrage among the voters questioning the legality of the practice and violation of their privacy. [129] [130]

Kharge remark on PM Modi

During an election campaign in Kalaburagi, Congress president and Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Mallikarjun Kharge made a remark against PM Narendra Modi, calling him a 'poisonous snake'. [131] [132] Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai criticized the Congress leader and said that the comment will instead benefit BJP. [133] [134] BJP called it Congress's 'hate politics' and also demanded FIR against Congress leader. [135] [136] [137]

Congress manifesto promise to ban Bajrang Dal

The Indian National Congress released its state manifesto, saying that it will put a ban on the right-wing Hindu nationalist militant organisation Bajrang Dal for spreading hatred and communalism if elected to power. In response, Bajrang Dal and BJP workers protested by chanting Hanuman Chalisa and burning Congress flags, and the Vishva Hindu Parishad issued a defamation notice to the Congress president Kharge. [138] [139] [140] [141]

Conspiracy to assassinate Kharge

Congress has claimed that BJP has been planning to assassinate Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family. Congress released an alleged audio clip on 6 May 2023 in which Manikanta Rathod, BJP candidate from Chittapur, could be heard abusing Kharge and talking about eliminating him and his family. [142] [143] [144]

Questions on fairness of Election Commission

The Election Commission ignored the complaints by the Congress party on various statements by BJP leaders which lead to allegations of the EC being biased and favouring the BJP.

The Election commission asked Congress to provide evidence behind their newspaper advertisements claiming specific allegations of corruption by the BJP's Karnataka government and also issued a notice for Sonia Gandhi's alleged mention of the word "sovereignty" in a public speech. However no action was taken by the Election Commission on complaints raised by Congress against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly invoking Hindu gods in his rallies and alleging Congress of a terror conspiracy. [89] [145] [146] [147]

Sonia Gandhi speech

Referring to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's speech, Prime Minister Modi had alleged Congress of "openly advocating" Karnataka's secession from the Indian Union, called for an FIR against her and sought derecognition of the Congress party by the Election Commission. However, Sonia did not use the word "sovereignty" or its Hindi translation "samprabhuta" in her speech, but the word was instead mentioned in a tweet by the Congress. [148]

In response, the Congress submitted a breach of privilege notice in Lok Sabha against PM Modi for the alleged "misrepresentation" of Sonia's speech. [149]

Campaigns

Bharatiya Janata Party

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and former chief minister B. S. Yediyurappa started the "Jana Sankalpa Yatra" for the Bharatiya Janata Party on 11 October 2022, coinciding with the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress's Rahul Gandhi in the state. The yatra would cover 52 assembly constituencies. [150]

BJP's campaign was centred around the prime minister Narendra Modi, who addressed 19 public rallies and 6 roadshows in the state, [151] the schemes of the Central government and how the government in the state would make collaboration easy with the center. BJP did not announce a Chief Minister candidate and did not project a local leader as a face of the campaign. [152] The party banked on Hindutva to divide voters along the communal lines before the polls when it was in the power in the state. It campaigned on issues like banning hijab in government schools, scrapping of 4% reservation quota for low-caste Muslims, twisting historical facts around Tipu Sultan, ban on cattle slaughter etc. In most of the election campaigning, the party put Hindutva to the back possibly due to their realization that the religious polarisation was not working. [153] [154] [155]

In the last days of campaigning period, Prime Minister Modi conducted road rallies, ignoring major issues in the country such as large scale unrest in Manipur, terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and wrestlers' protests against MP of his party. [156] Modi also referenced the controversial film The Kerala Story as "a new face of terrorism" even after the Kerala High court acknowledged the movie is not based on real events. [157] His rallies were marked with slogans of 'Jai Bajrang Bali' after Congress pledged to ban organisations that spread hatred and named Bajrang Dal in their manifesto. The campaign attempted to equate Bajrang Dal with Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) while Congress maintained the two are different. [158] Many commuters found themselves stranded in traffic caused by blocking of roads due to the roadshows. [159]

Manifesto

BJP announced their manifesto on 1 May 2023. [160] [161] [162]

The manifesto was divided into six sections- Anna (food security), Abhaya (social welfare), Akshara (education), Aarogya (health), Abhivrudhhi (development) and Aadaaya (income).

Some highlights of BJP manifesto are:

  • Implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
  • Introduction of NRC
  • Three free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL families
  • Half litre of Nandini milk every day to BPL families
  • Forming Atal Aahara Kendras for "affordable, quality and hygienic food"
  • Monthly free 5 kg millets and 5 kg wheat

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress campaign was marked by allegations of corruption by the BJP government in the state, putting the BJP on the defensive. The five guarantees and the groundwork ensured outreach of the party among the voters, finding resonance especially among women who outnumber male voters in about 50% of the seats. The party deployed local-level leaders Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar, Parameshwar, MB Patil, UT Khader, KJ George and the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress also took risk by mentioning ban of Bajrang Dal in its manifesto hoping to consolidate minority votes which could potentially go to JDS, a move which gave BJP some fuel in last few days of campaigning. [152]

The Indian National Congress kickstarted its campaign with the entry of the Bharat Jodo Yatra [163] in Karnataka on 30 September 2022. The yatra had huge crowds throughout the state, [164] [165] galvanising the party cadre and increasing morale of party workers, according to political experts. [166] Police started cracking down on Congress's PayCM campaign against the alleged corruption in the Bommai ministry upon the entry of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. [167] In the yatra, Rahul Gandhi stressed issues such as the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the state BJP government [168] and the importance of regional languages, especially Kannada. [169]

In September 2022, the Congress set up QR codes of "PayCM" in many parts of Bengaluru. These posters had Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai's dotted face with the caption "40% Accepted Here...Scan this QR code to make CM PAY for Corruption" as a knockoff of the QR code of Paytm. These posters referred to the allegations that Bommai's BJP government took bribes in awarding public contracts and recruitments. [170] These QR codes took scanners to a website people could report corruption and make complains at a designated website. [171]

A 10-point platform for the Coastal region was released by the Congress Party for the Assembly elections. It focuses on generating employment, luring capital, growing tourism, and fostering social peace. [172]

Manifesto

On 2 May 2023, Congress released its manifesto and named it Sarva Janangada Shanthiya Thota (Peaceful garden of all communities). [173] [174] [175] [176]

Some of the main promises made in the Congress manifesto are:

  • Investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore for the completion of pending irrigation projects
  • Investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore in agriculture
  • ₹50,000 crore investment in village infrastructure
  • Providing free bus rides for all women and girls (known as the, "Uchita Prayāna" scheme).
  • Providing ₹3000 allowance for every unemployed youth with graduation degree and ₹1500 allowance for diploma holders all over the state (known as, "Yuva nidhi" scheme).
  • Reimplementation of the Old Pension Scheme, which it did in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal pradesh.
  • Increase of reservation for SC/ST/OBC from 50% to 75%
  • Restoration of 4% Muslim quota, over and above their OBC quota which was removed by the BJP
  • ₹2,000 a month to the female head of families (known as, "Gruha Lakshmi" scheme [177] ).
  • 200 units of electricity free to every household (known as, "Gruha Jyothi" scheme).
  • Free 10 kg of rice per person per month to Below Poverty Line families (known as the, "Anna Bhāgya" scheme)
  • ₹10,000 crore for minorities welfare and preservation of their places of worship
  • ₹1,000 crore for Senior Citizen Welfare Fund
  • Fill 250,000 vacant government posts
  • New State Education Policy
  • Strict action against people/organizations spreading hatred, potentially banning Popular Front of India and Bajrang Dal
  • Introduction of new policy to tackle voter data leaks

Janata Dal (Secular)

The Janata Dal (Secular) kickstarted the Pancharatna Yatra in Mulabagilu on 1 November 2022. [178] A road campaign across the Old Mysore region, it has been witnessing a huge turnout in the southern region of the state. [179]

Former chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy led the campaign "Pancharatna Yatra" outlined the party's five guarantees. The party pushed its regional appeal with the slogan "a vote to JD(S) is a vote to Kannadiga". Former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda was also a very powerful factor in catching votes for the JD(S). Compared to big national parties BJP and Congress, JD(S) had limited resources and focused only on 45 seats. [180]

Manifesto

JD(S) released its manifesto on 27 April 2023. [181] [182]

  • ₹ 6,000 allowance for six months to pregnant women
  • ₹ 2,000 monthly financial assistance for families of agricultural labourers
  • ₹ 2,000 monthly allowance for auto drivers and registered security guards
  • High tech hospitals and schools in all 6,006 GPs
  • Free bicycle for 6.8 lakh high school students
  • Electric moped of 60,000 girl students of first grade colleges
  • Leather cluster in Belagavi, silk clusters in Ramanagara and Chikkaballapur
  • Ancillary industry unit in each taluk
  • Five free LPG cylinders per year
  • Provision to increase the incentive for milk producers by ₹2
  • Amusement park in association with Disney world in Mysuru
  • Loan waiver for women and self help groups
  • Restoration of 4% Muslim quota that was scrapped
  • Boost to irrigation projects such as Upper Bhadra and Upper Krishna
  • Implementation of Medakatu, Mahadayi and Yettinahole projects
  • Promise to save the Nandini brand

Surveys

Opinion polls

Active Parties
  Indian National Congress
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Janata Dal (Secular)
  Others
Polling firm/CommissionerSample SizeDate publishedLead
INC BJP JD(S) Others
South First-People's Pulse [183] 4,5854 January 202340%36%16%8%4%
ABP News-CVoter [184] 24,75929 March 202340.1%34.7%17.9%7.3%5.4%
South First-People's Pulse [185] 5,60013 April 202341%36%16%7%5%
Zee News-Matrize [186] 2,92,0001 May 202340%42%15%3%2%
ABP News-CVoter [187] [188] 73,7746 May 202340.2%36%16.1%7.7%4.2%
South First-People's Pulse [189] 3,3607 May 202341.4%36%16%6.6%5.4%
Polling firm/CommissionerSample SizeDate publishedMajority
INC BJP JD(S) Others
South First-People's Pulse [183] 4,5854 January 202310191293Hung
ABP-CVoter [184] 24,75929 March 2023115-12768-8023-350-2INC
South First-People's Pulse [185] 5,60013 April 202395-10590-10025-301-2Hung
Zee News-Matrize [186] 2,92,0001 May 202379-91103-11526-361-3Hung
ABP-CVoter [187] 73,7746 May 2023110-12273-8521-292-6INC
South First-People's Pulse [189] 3,3607 May 2023105-11781-9324-291-3Hung

Exit polls

Exit polls were published on 10 May 2023.

Source: [190] [191]
Polling firm/CommissionerMajority
INC BJP JD(S) Others
ABP News-C Voter100-11283-9521-292-6Hung
India Today-Axis My India122-14062-8020-250-3INC
India TV-CNX110-12080-9020-241-3INC
News 24-Today's Chanakya12092120INC
News Nation-CGS86114213BJP
Republic TV -P MARQ94-10885-10024-322-6Hung
Suvarna News -Jan Ki Baat91-10694-11714-240-2Hung
Times Now-ETG11385233INC
TV 9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat99-10988-9821-260-4Hung
Zee News-Matrize103-11879-9425-332-5Hung
Poll of Polls10991222Hung
Actual Results13566194INC

Results

Vote share by party
  1. Indian National Congress (42.88%)
  2. Bharatiya Janata Party (36%)
  3. Janata Dal (Secular) (13.29%)
  4. Other (7.83%)

Aftermath

Indian National Congress won with a thumping majority, and Siddaramaiah, the MLA from Varuna Constituency in Mysuru district, staked a claim to form government, becoming Chief Minister-designate, and met Governor Thawarchand Gehlot. [197] D. K. Shivakumar, MLA from Kanakapura Constituency in Ramanagara district was designated as Deputy Chief Minister, while another 8 MLAs took their oath on 20 May 2023. [198]

Election expenditure

Following the election, it was revealed in expenditure reports to the Election Commission of India that the BJP spent ₹196.70 crore ($23.7 million) in poll-related expenses during the election, 43% higher than the Congress's expenditure of ₹136.90 crore ($16.5 million). The report includes money spent on advertisements, travel expenditures of star campaigners, surveys, and candidates. [199]

It was also revealed that in 2018 Karnataka Assembly election campaign the BJP had spent ₹122.68 crore, while the Congress had spent ₹38.48 crore.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Congress supported Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate Darshan Puttannaiah in Melukote constituency. [70] [71]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 JD(S) supported CPI(M) candidate in Gulbarga Rural, Bagepalli and K. R. Puram constituencies; RPI candidate in Vijay Nagar, C. V. Raman Nagar and Mahadevapura constituencies; and Congress candidate in Nanjangud constituency. [67] [68] However, no RPI candidate contested from Vijay Nagar and Mahadevapura constituencies.
  3. ↑ CPI supported Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate in Melukote constituency; CPI(M) candidate in Bagepalli constituency; and Congress candidates in the other 215 constituencies. [37]
  4. ↑ Nomination of JDS candidate Abdul Jafar Ali from Shivajinagar constituency was rejected. [69]

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