BJP big loss in Karnataka Election 2023: ST Somashekhar reveals the reason for defeat

The results of the Karnataka assembly elections have been declared, the Congress has won a huge victory in the state, while the BJP has suffered a crushing defeat. BJP big loss in Karnataka Election 2023: ST Somashekhar reveals the reason for defeat.

Talking to reporters ST Somashekhar, the people of Karnataka should welcome the verdict. What is the reason for BJP’s defeat is known. He said that we will rectify the mistake in the coming days.

K Sudhakar did a good job but lost in election. 40 per cent commission and guarantee card effected in election. Congress get 80 per cent minority votes in this election. Reservation, Hijab, Halal have influenced in Karnataka election 2023. We will correct this mistake and move ahead. He said that this result is not the compass for the Lok Sabha elections.

Absence of a strong political face in the state is being looked at as one of the prominent reasons for the BJP’s defeat in Karnataka. The BJP replaced former CM Yediyurappa with Basavaraj Bommai as the Chief Minister.

But Basavaraj Bommai failed to deliver what the masses expected in terms of change and progress. Moreover, the Congress has strong faces like DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah as their leading men, which further put the BJP at a grave disadvantage.

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BJP made several promises during the election campaign, especially to secure votes from the dominant communities that make up majority of its vote share in Karnataka. But it did not fail to retain its core vote bank that comes from the Lingayat community, nor could it win over voters from the Dalit, Adivasi, OBC and Vokkalinga communities.

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Meanwhile, the Congress has been successful in keeping votes from Muslims, Dalits and OBCs firmly committed to the party, and also succeeded in making inroads into the vote bank of the Lingayat community.

The BJP leaders in Karnataka raised several issues throughout the year, including the Halala, Hijab, Azaan, as well as Lord Hanuman after Congress promised to impose a ban on the Bajrang Dal.