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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Subramanian Swamy said, "Congress committed suicide by dividing Lingayat community"

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BJP says people rejected Congress's divisive agenda: BJP leaders described the victory as an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda and claimed that people have rejected divisive, toxic and negative agenda of the Congress.

 

According to the Election Commission figures, the BJP is heading in over 112 seats and appears set for getting a majority.

 

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also took a swipe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying somebody was dreaming of becoming prime minister, a reference to Gandhi's statement during the Karnataka poll campaign that he was ready for the job if his party emerged victorious in the next Lok Sabha elections.

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BJP's Roopali Santosh Naik leads in Karwar

 

In Karwar, BJP's Roopali Santosh Naik leads by 7,233 votes over JD(S)' Anand Asnotikar after round 12 of counting.

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Nifty50 crosses 10,900 as BJP leads in Karnataka election

The markets are trading higher as trends see the ruling party, BJP, leading in Karnataka. A high-stakes battle for the Karnataka Assembly ended on Saturday evening, with over 35 million voting in an election crucial for the ruling Congress as well as the BJP and the JD-S.

 

All three main contenders for power -- Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) -- claimed they would win hands down.

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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

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Karnataka Congress's DK Shivakumar admits defeat, says numbers indicate party on its way out.

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Rahul Gandhi did his best, but it is we who have lost the elections. We, the local leadership, should have en-cashed it in a proper way & because of which we lost it: DK Shivkumar, Karnataka Minister.

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Karnataka Election Results: "Modi, Modi" chants in the air at the Karnataka BJP headquarters in Bengaluru where workers have put up giant screens and cut outs of PM Modi at Bengaluru BJP office. Upbeat BJP workers dance in celebration.

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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?: Mohan Prakash, Congress

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Bangaluru, Mangalore seats update

 

In Mangalore, Congress' UT Abdul Khader is leading with 54,820 votes in his kitty. In Mangalore City North, BJP's Dr Bharat Shetty is leading, while D Vedavyasa Kamath from the saffron party is racing ahead in Mangalore City South.

 

In Bangaluru, BJP's M Krishnappa is leading with a margin of over 4,000 votes.

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People have rejected Siddaramaiah. He lost because of his attitude, because of attacking everyone & because of his loose talk: GT Deve Gowda, JD(S) candidate who is leading over Siddaramaiah in Chamundeshwari by 17,000 votes.