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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They say BJP is a party of Hindi speaking states. Are Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra states in North East Hindi speaking states? No, BJP represents India. There was no barrier between people of Karnataka & me. I'll always cherish the affection I received from them: PM Narendra Modi

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G Parameshwara of Congress to be the Deputy CM, says Baiju Narajan, Janata Dal (Secular) 

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In 2019 we will not only form the govt under the leadership of Modi Ji but also form a New India in 2022, says Amit Shah

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This is the 15th election. BJP has already won the last 14 elections. This is the 15th consecutive election where BJP is going to win, says Amit Shah in Delhi

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Have shown that Congress & JD(S) have a clear majority. Yeddyurappa is saying that BJP's single largest party, but single largest party doesn't necessarily form govt. I think Governor should invite the groups having the majority, says Congress member Dinesh Gundu Rao

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Sushma Swaraj arrives for BJP Parliamentary Board meeting at BJP headquarters

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Karnataka verdict shows BJP's growing dominance

 

The BJP may have fallen short of the majority mark in Karnataka, but its emergence as the single largest party leaving the Congress far behind has reaffirmed its dominant position on the country's political map.

 

However, with both the Congress-JD(S) combine and the BJP deciding to stake claim before the Governor to form the government, it was not clear if Karnataka would become the latest state to fall in the saffron kitty.

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Siddaramaiah offers crown to foe Kumaraswamy years after expulsion

He was thrown out of the JD(S) in 2005 for anti-party activities following his sharp differences with its leadership over H D Kumaraswamy's growing clout in the party.

 

Twelve years down the line, Siddaramaiah, the 69- year-old leader from the backward Kuruba community, today offered Karnataka's chief ministership to his political foe Kumaraswamy whose party finished a poor third with barely 37 seats in its kitty.

 

Siddaramaiah suffered a humiliating defeat in Chamundeshwari where he lost to G T Deve Gowda of the JD(S) by over 36,000 votes, but managed to win Badami by a slender margin of 1696 votes against BJP's B Sreeramulu, a sitting saffron party MP and close aide of the controversial Reddy brothers.

 

Despite being considered an "outsider" by a section of the Karnataka Congress for his socialist roots, Siddaramaiah became the first chief minister since Devraj Urs (1972-77) to complete a full five-year term in office.

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Here's the latest tally

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Arunachal CM Prema Khandu congratulates Amit Shah, Modi for Karnataka assembly result 2018

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today congratulated BJP President Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all BJP leaders and workers for the success in the Karnataka Assembly polls.
 

"It is no mean feat that BJP has emerged as the single largest party in a state ruled by the Congress.
 

"This proves peoples faith and confidence on the Party and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Khandu said in a statement in Itanagar.