Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2008

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2008
All 224 Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies; 113 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.68%
Chief Minister before election; President's rule ;	Elected Chief Minister ; B. S. Yeddyurappa ; BJP

Last updated April 14, 2019

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election of 2008 took place in 3 phases on 10, 16 and 22 May 2008 in all the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect a Government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 25 May and due to the use of electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the afternoon itself. The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious winning 110 seats. Although the party fell short of a clear majority, it was able to form the government with the support of 6 independents. This was the first time BJP came to power on its own in Karnataka and in any south Indian state. ^[1]^[2]

Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Background

In the 2004 Karnataka elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 79 out of the 224 seats. However, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and the Janata Dal (Secular) with 58 members formed a coalition government with Dharam Singh of the Congress as Chief minister. However in early 2006, the JD(S) withdrew its support to the government and instead formed an alliance with the BJP and H. D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) became Chief minister.^[3] The arrangement was based on an agreement that Kumaraswamy would be the Chief minister for the first 20 months and B.S. Yeddyurappa of the BJP would be Chief minister for the next 20 months.

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

Janata Dal (Secular) political party of India, established 1999

The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala, the party is part of the Left Democratic Front.

Dharam Narayan Singh was an Indian politician who was the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka, a state in southern India, from 2004 to 2006. He was a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for seven consecutive terms and a Member of Parliament representing Bidar in the 14th Lok Sabha.

The alliance between the BJP and the JD(S) collapsed in October 2007 after Kumaraswamy refused to let Yeddyurappa take over as Chief minister as had been agreed upon in 2006. They briefly got together and formed a short lived government headed by Yeddyurappa in November 2007 but it quickly collapsed due to disagreements over power sharing. As a result, the state came under presidents rule and new elections were called for.^[1]

Campaign

The state was the first in India to vote after the electoral constituencies had been redrawn based on new population data.^[2] Voting took place in three different phases on 10, 16 and 22 May.^[1]

The BJP campaigned on the high rate of inflation and criticised the national United Progressive Alliance government for being soft on terrorism. The party called on the voters to give the party a chance in Karnataka. But the main election plank of the party was the betrayal of the JD(S) and the good budgets presented by Yeddyurappa when he was finance minister in the coalition government.^[1] The Congress party pledged to reign in prices, improve the infrastructure of the state and provide stable government.^[4]

In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation reflects a reduction in the purchasing power per unit of money – a loss of real value in the medium of exchange and unit of account within the economy. The measure of inflation is the inflation rate, the annualized percentage change in a general price index, usually the consumer price index, over time. The opposite of inflation is deflation.

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a coalition of centre-left political parties in India formed after the 2004 general election. The largest member party of the UPA is the INC, whose Former National President Sonia Gandhi is chairperson of the UPA. It formed a government with support from some other left-aligned parties in 2004.

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a religious or political aim. It is used in this regard primarily to refer to violence during peacetime or in war against non-combatants. The terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" originated during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but gained mainstream popularity in the 1970s in news reports and books covering the conflicts in Northern Ireland, the Basque Country and Palestine. The increased use of suicide attacks from the 1980s onwards was typified by the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. in 2001.

Results

e • d Summary of the May 2008 Karnataka legislature election results
Party	% of votes	2008 seats	2004 seats	Seat change
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	33.86%	110	79	31
Indian National Congress	35.13%	80	65	15
Janata Dal (Secular)	19.44%	28	58	30
Others	11.57%	6	22	16
Total (turnout %)	100.0	224	224

List of elected members

Assembly Constituency	Party	Member^[5]
Afzalpur	Indian National Congress	Malikayya V. Guttedar
Aland	Janata Dal (Secular)	Guttedar Subash Rukmayya
Anekal	Bharatiya Janata Party	A Narayanaswamy
Arabhavi	Janata Dal (Secular)	Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarakiholi
Arkalgud	Indian National Congress	A. Manju
Arsikere	Janata Dal (Secular)	K. M. Shivalingegowda
Athani	Bharatiya Janata Party	Laxman Sangappa Savadi
Aurad	Bharatiya Janata Party	Prabhu Chauhan
B. T. M. Layout	Indian National Congress	Ramalinga Reddy
Babaleshwar	Indian National Congress	M. B. Patil
Badami	Bharatiya Janata Party	Mahagundappa Kallappa Pattanshetti
Bagalkot	Bharatiya Janata Party	Charantimath Viranna Chandrashekharayya
Bagepalli	Indian National Congress	Sampangi N
Bailhongal	Bharatiya Janata Party	Metgud Virupaxi (Jagadish) Channappa
Bangalore South	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. Krishnappa
Bangarapet	Indian National Congress	M. Narayanaswamy
Bantval	Indian National Congress	B.Ramanatha Rai
Basavakalyan	Bharatiya Janata Party	Basavaraj Patil Attur
Basavana Bagevadi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bellubbi Sangappa Kallappa
Basavanagudi	Bharatiya Janata Party	L. A. Ravi Subramanya
Belgaum Dakshin	Bharatiya Janata Party	Abhay Patil
Belgaum Rural	Bharatiya Janata Party	Sanjay B. Patil
Belgaum Uttar	Indian National Congress	Feroz Nuruddin Sait
Bellary	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. Sreeramulu
Bellary City	Bharatiya Janata Party	Gali Somashekara Reddy
Belthangady	Indian National Congress	K. Vasantha Bangera
Belur	Indian National Congress	Y. N. Rudresh Gowda
Bhadravati	Indian National Congress	B. K. Sangameshwara
Bhalki	Indian National Congress	Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre
Bhatkal	Indian National Congress	J. D. Naik
Bidar	Indian National Congress	Gurupadappa Nagmarpally
Bidar South	Janata Dal (Secular)	Bandeppa Khashempur
Bijapur City	Bharatiya Janata Party	Appasaheb Mallappa Pattanashetti
Bilgi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani
Bommanahalli	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. Satish Reddy
Byadgi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Patil Sureshgoudra Basalingagoudra
Byatarayanapura	Indian National Congress	Krishna Byregowda
Byndoor	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. Laxminarayana
C. V. Raman Nagar	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. Raghu
Challakere	Bharatiya Janata Party	Thippeswamy
Chamaraja	Bharatiya Janata Party	H. S. Shankaralingegowda
Chamarajanagar	Indian National Congress	C. Puttarangashetty
Chamrajpet	Janata Dal (Secular)	B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan
Chamundeshwari	Indian National Congress	M. Sathyanarayana
Channagiri	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. Madal Virupakshappa
Channapatna	Indian National Congress	Ashwath
Chickpet	Bharatiya Janata Party	D. Hemachandra Sagar
Chikkaballapur	Janata Dal (Secular)	K. P. Bacche Gowda
Chikkodi-Sadalga	Indian National Congress	Hukkeri Prakash Babanna
Chikmagalur	Bharatiya Janata Party	C. T. Ravi
Chiknayakanhalli	Janata Dal (Secular)	C. B. Suresh Babu
Chincholi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Sunil Vallyapur
Chintamani	Indian National Congress	M. C. Sudhakar
Chitradurga	Janata Dal (Secular)	Basavarajan
Chittapur	Indian National Congress	Mallikarjun Kharge
Dasarahalli	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. Muniraju
Davanagere North	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. A. Ravindranath
Davanagere South	Indian National Congress	Shamanuru Shivashankarappa
Devadurga	Janata Dal (Secular)	K. Shivana Gouda Naik
Devanahalli	Indian National Congress	Venkataswamy
Devar Hippargi	Indian National Congress	A. S. Patil (Nadahalli)
Dharwad	Bharatiya Janata Party	Seema Ashok Masuti
Doddaballapur	Indian National Congress	J. Narasimhaswamy
Gadag	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bidarur Shrishailappa Veerupakshappa
Gandhi Nagar	Indian National Congress	Dinesh Gundu Rao
Gangawati	Bharatiya Janata Party	Paranna Ishwarappa Munavalli
Gauribidanur	Indian National Congress	Shivashankara Reddy N H
Gokak	Indian National Congress	Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao
Govindraj Nagar	Indian National Congress	Priya Krishna
Gubbi	Janata Dal (Secular)	S. R. Srinivas
Gulbarga Dakshin	Bharatiya Janata Party	Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor
Gulbarga Rural	Bharatiya Janata Party	Revu Naik Belamgi
Gulbarga Uttar	Indian National Congress	Qamar ul Islam
Gundlupet	Indian National Congress	H. S. Mahadeva Prasad
Gurmitkal	Indian National Congress	Baburao Chinchansur
Hadagalli	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. Chandra Naik
Hagaribommanahalli	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. Nemaraj Naik
Haliyal	Janata Dal (Secular)	Sunil V. Hegde
Hangal	Bharatiya Janata Party	Udasi Channabasappa Mahalingappa
Hanur	Indian National Congress	R. Narendra
Harapanahalli	Bharatiya Janata Party	G. Karunakara Reddy
Harihar	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. P. Harish
Hassan	Janata Dal (Secular)	H. S. Prakash
Haveri	Bharatiya Janata Party	Neharu Olekar
Hebbal	Bharatiya Janata Party	Katta Subramanya Naidu
Heggadadevankote	Indian National Congress	Chikkanna
Hirekerur	Indian National Congress	B. C. Patil
Hiriyur	Independent	D. Sudhakara
Holalkere	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. Chandrappa
Holenarasipur	Janata Dal (Secular)	H. D. Revanna
Homnabad	Indian National Congress	Rajshekar Baswaraj Patil
Honnali	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. P. Renukacharya
Hosadurga	Independent	Goolihatti D. Shekar
Hosakote	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. N. Bachhe Gowda
Hubli-Dharwad-Central	Bharatiya Janata Party	Jagadish Shettar
Hubli-Dharwad-East	Bharatiya Janata Party	Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi
Hubli-Dharwad-West	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa
Hukkeri	Janata Dal (Secular)	Umesh Vishwanath Katti
Hungund	Bharatiya Janata Party	Doddanagouda G. Patil
Hunsur	Indian National Congress	H. P. Manjunatha
Indi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Dr. Bagali Sarvabhoum Satagouda
Jagalur	Indian National Congress	S. V. Ramachandra
Jamkhandi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Kulkarni Shrikanth Subbrao
Jayanagar	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. N. Vijaya Kumar
Jevargi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Doddappagouda Shivalingappagoud Patil Naribol
Krishnarajapuram	Bharatiya Janata Party	N. S. Nandiesha Reddy
Kadur	Indian National Congress	K. M. Krishnamurthy
Kagwad	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage
Kalghatgi	Indian National Congress	Santosh S. Lad
Kampli	Bharatiya Janata Party	T. H. Suresh Babu
Kanakagiri	Independent	Shivaraj S/o Sangappa Tangadagi
Kanakapura	Indian National Congress	D. K. Shivakumar
Kapu	Bharatiya Janata Party	Lalaji R. Mendon
Karkal	Indian National Congress	H. Gopal Bhandary
Karwar	Indian National Congress	Asnotikar Anand Vasant
Khanapur	Bharatiya Janata Party	Pralhad Remani
Kittur	Bharatiya Janata Party	Marihal Suresh Shivarudrappa
Kolar	Independent	R. Varthur Prakash
Kolar Gold Field	Bharatiya Janata Party	Y. Sampangi
Kollegal	Indian National Congress	R. Dhruvanarayana
Koppal	Janata Dal (Secular)	Karadi Sanganna Amarappa
Koratagere	Indian National Congress	Dr. G. Parameshwara
Krishnaraja	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. A. Ramadass
Krishnarajanagara	Janata Dal (Secular)	S. R. Mahesh
Krishnarajpet	Indian National Congress	K. B. Chandrashekar
Kudachi	Indian National Congress	Ghatage Shama Bhima
Kudligi	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. Nagendra
Kumta	Janata Dal (Secular)	Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Kundapura	Bharatiya Janata Party	Halady Srinivas Shetty
Kundgol	Bharatiya Janata Party	Chikkangoudra Siddangouda Ishwaragouda
Kunigal	Indian National Congress	B. B. Ramaswamy Gowda
Kushtagi	Indian National Congress	Amaregouda Linganagouda Bayyapur
Lingsugur	Bharatiya Janata Party	Manappa Vajjal
Maddur	Janata Dal (Secular)	Kalpana Siddaraju
Madhugiri	Janata Dal (Secular)	Anita Kumaraswamy
Madikeri	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. P. Appachu Ranjan
Magadi	Janata Dal (Secular)	H. C. Balakrishna
Mahadevapura	Bharatiya Janata Party	Aravind Limbavali
Mahalakshmi Layout	Indian National Congress	N. L. Narendra Babu
Malavalli	Independent	P M Narendraswamy
Malleshwaram	Bharatiya Janata Party	Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan
Malur	Bharatiya Janata Party	ES EN Krishnaiah Shetty
Mandya	Janata Dal (Secular)	M. Srinivas
Mangalore	Indian National Congress	U. T. Khadar
Mangalore City North	Bharatiya Janata Party	J. Krishna Palemar
Mangalore City South	Bharatiya Janata Party	N. Yogish Bhat
Manvi	Indian National Congress	G. Hampayya Nayak Ballatgi
Maski	Bharatiya Janata Party	Pratap Gouda Patil
Mayakonda	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. Basavaraja Naika
Melukote	Janata Dal (Secular)	C. S. Puttaraju
Molakalmuru	Indian National Congress	N. Y. Gopala Krishna
Moodabidri	Indian National Congress	K. Abhayachandra Jain
Muddebihal	Indian National Congress	Appaji Channabasavaraj Shankararao Nadagouda
Mudhol	Bharatiya Janata Party	Govind M. Karjol
Mudigere	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. P. Kumara Swamy
Mulbagal	Indian National Congress	Amaresh
Nagamangala	Indian National Congress	Suresh Gowda
Nagthan	Bharatiya Janata Party	Katakdhond Vitthal Dhondiba
Nanjangud	Indian National Congress	V. Srinivasa Prasad
Narasimharaja	Indian National Congress	Tanveer Sait
Nargund	Bharatiya Janata Party	C. C. Patil
Navalgund	Bharatiya Janata Party	Shankar Patil Munenkoppa
Nelamangala	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. V. Nagaraju
Nippani	Indian National Congress	Kakaso Pandurang Patil
Padmanaba Nagar	Bharatiya Janata Party	R. Ashoka
Pavagada	Independent	Venkataramanappa
Piriyapatna	Indian National Congress	K. Venkatesh
Pulakeshinagar	Indian National Congress	B. Prasanna Kumar
Puttur	Bharatiya Janata Party	Mallika Prasada
Raichur	Indian National Congress	Syed Yasin
Raichur Rural	Indian National Congress	Raja Rayappa Naik
Rajaji Nagar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Suresh Kumar S.
Rajarajeshwarinagar	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. Srinivas
Ramanagaram	Janata Dal (Secular)	Raju
Ramdurg	Indian National Congress	Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan
Ranibennur	Bharatiya Janata Party	G. Shivanna
Raybag	Bharatiya Janata Party	Aihole Duryodhan Mahalingappa
Ron	Bharatiya Janata Party	Kalakappa Gurushantappa Bandi
Sagar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Gopalkrishna Beluru
Sakleshpur	Janata Dal (Secular)	H. K. Kumaraswamy
Sandur	Indian National Congress	E. Tukaram
Sarvagnanagar	Indian National Congress	K. J. George
Saundatti Yellamma	Bharatiya Janata Party	Mamani Vishwanath Chandrashekar
Sedam	Indian National Congress	Dr. Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil
Shahapur	Indian National Congress	Sharanabasappa Darshnapur
Shanti Nagar	Indian National Congress	N. A. Haris
Shiggaon	Bharatiya Janata Party	Basavaraj Bommai
Shikaripura	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. S. Yeddyurappa
Shimoga	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. S. Eshwarappa
Shimoga Rural	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. G. Kumarswamy
Shirahatti	Bharatiya Janata Party	Ramanna S. Lamani
Shivajinagar	Indian National Congress	R. Roshan Baig
Shorapur	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gouda)
Shravanabelagola	Janata Dal (Secular)	C. S. Putte Gowda
Shrirangapattana	Janata Dal (Secular)	A. B. Ramesha Bandisiddegowda
Sidlaghatta	Indian National Congress	V. Muniyappa
Sindgi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bhusanur Ramesh Balappa
Sindhanur	Janata Dal (Secular)	Nadagouda Venkatarao
Sira	Indian National Congress	T. B. Jayachandra
Sirsi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Kageri Vishweshwar Hegde
Siruguppa	Bharatiya Janata Party	M. S. Somalingappa
Sorab	Bharatiya Janata Party	H. Halappa
Sringeri	Bharatiya Janata Party	D. N. Jeevaraja
Srinivaspur	Janata Dal (Secular)	G. K. Venkata Shiva Reddy
Sullia	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. Angara
T. Narasipur	Indian National Congress	Dr. H. C Mahadevappa
Tarikere	Bharatiya Janata Party	D. S. Suresh
Terdal	Bharatiya Janata Party	Siddu Savadi
Tiptur	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. C. Nagesh
Tirthahalli	Indian National Congress	Kimmane Rathnakar
Tumkur City	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. Shivanna Sogadu
Tumkur Rural	Bharatiya Janata Party	B. Suresh Gowda
Turuvekere	Janata Dal (Secular)	M. T. Krishnappa
Udupi	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. Raghupathy Bhat
Varuna	Indian National Congress	Siddaramaiah
Vijaynagar	Indian National Congress	M. Krishnappa
Vijayanagara	Bharatiya Janata Party	Anand Singh
Virajpet	Bharatiya Janata Party	K. G. Bopaiah
Yadgir	Indian National Congress	A. B. Maalakraddy
Yelahanka	Bharatiya Janata Party	S. R. Vishwanath
Yelburga	Bharatiya Janata Party	Eshanna Gulagannavar
Yellapur	Bharatiya Janata Party	V. S. Patil
Yemkanmardi	Indian National Congress	Jarakiholi Satish Laxmanarao
Yeshvanthapura	Bharatiya Janata Party	Shobha Karandlaje

Aftermath

Although the BJP fell 3 seats short of getting an absolute majority, B. S. Yeddyurappa was able to become chief minister with the support of 6 independent members of the assembly. He was sworn in as Chief minister on 30 May 2008 along with a 30 strong Cabinet, which included 5 of the 6 independents who had agreed to back the BJP.^[6] Jagadish Shettar was elected speaker on 5 June and a vote of confidence was passed by voice vote on 6 June after the opposition walked out.^[7]^[8]

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Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) was a political party based in Karnataka state. It was founded in 2012 and disestablished in 2014, merging with the Bharatiya Janta Party. It was headed by its founder Padmanabha Prasanna Kumar and leader was Karnataka Chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa.

The 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. Five major political parties contested the election: Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (Secular), B. S. Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and B. Sriramulu's Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress Party (BSRCP). Though Karnataka has 224 assembly constituencies, elections were held only for 223 seats. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate for the seat. The voter turnout in the state was 70.23%.

H. S. Mahadeva Prasad Karnataka politician

Halahalli Shreekantha Shetti Mahadeva Prasad was an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka and five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Gundlupet constituency of the Chamarajanagar district. He first won the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in 1994 while representing Janata Dal. He was re-elected in five straight subsequent elections in 1999, 2004, 2008 and 2013. Throughout his political career he had been member of Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular) and the Indian National Congress. At the time of his death in January 2017, he was the incumbent state minister for Cooperation and Sugar in the Government of Karnataka led by Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister.

Elections in the Republic of India in 2018 included by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to legislative assemblies of eight states and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies.

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election elections to the lower house of the parliament of the South Indian state

The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May. The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent, the highest in Karnataka since 1952 assembly polls. The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018.

References

1 2 3 4 "BJP wins Karnataka assembly polls". BBC Online . 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
1 2 "BJP creates history in Karnataka, Congress humbled all over". Hindustan Times . 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
↑ "BJP makes southern Indian debut". BBC Online . 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
↑ "India's software state votes in high-stakes election". Agence France-Presse . 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
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↑ "Yeddy swears by a please-all cabinet". The Economic Times . 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
↑ "Karnataka BJP Government To Seek Trust-vote Friday". News Post India. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
↑ "BJP Govt wins trust vote in Karnataka". Hindustan Times . 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

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[assembly-1] 1 2 3 4 "BJP wins Karnataka assembly polls". BBC Online . 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

[history-2] 1 2 "BJP creates history in Karnataka, Congress humbled all over". Hindustan Times . 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-06-05.

[debut-3] "BJP makes southern Indian debut". BBC Online . 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

[software-4] "India's software state votes in high-stakes election". Agence France-Presse . 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-06-05.

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[swears-6] "Yeddy swears by a please-all cabinet". The Economic Times . 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

[government-7] "Karnataka BJP Government To Seek Trust-vote Friday". News Post India. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-05.

[trust-8] "BJP Govt wins trust vote in Karnataka". Hindustan Times . 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

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