Karnataka election result LIVE: Yeddyurappa to be sworn-in as CM tomorrow

Karnataka stalemate: The Congress and the JD(S) are both trying to guard their flock with the BJP looking for at least eight more seats to reach magic mark of 112

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Official EC trends: BJP now leading on 110 seats, Congress 56, JD(S)+ 39 , Others 02.

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Senior Congress leader from Karnataka Veerappa Moily:  Not worried at present. Let's wait till 11-11:30. Can't say at this point who is going to make the magic figure of 112. Too early to concede defeat.

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BJP's Bharath Shetty wins in Mangalore North

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This is a historic win for BJP. I want to thank all the people of Karnataka for voting for us. Ab desh mein Congress khojo abhiyan chalega, kahaan rahegi pata nahi: Raman Singh, CM of Chhattisgarh.

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Now, Siddaramaiah is again ahead by 900 votes in Badami. He has got 24,268 votes while BJP's Sriramulu is behind him with 23,368 votes, according to the current trends.

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BJP ahead in 104 seats at 10.44 am. Congress ahead in 56 seats, JD (S) in 37 seats. BJP has got highest ever vote share in state till now at over 38%.

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B S Yeddyurappa leads in Shikaripura

 

BJP chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa leads in Shikaripura by over 9,000 votes.

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The BJP's chief ministerial candidate, BS Yeddyurappa, is ahead in Shikaripura, and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy in Ramanagara.

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BJP chief Amit Shah will go to the party office in Delhi after 1 pm.

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