Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress Takes Lead over BJP

The counting of votes to Karnataka Assembly elections is on.  Today’s winner needs 113 seats in the 224-member assembly to form government. As of now, it is looking like a tight finish. Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress Takes Lead over BJP.

Congress has near to crossed the majority mark in early trends. As up now Congress 103, BJP 97 , JDS 24, Others 4 lead. Congress Takes Lead Over BJP In Karnataka, JDS Ahead On 15 Seats. Thirty minutes into the counting, early trends are in line with the exit polls with Congress taking the lead on 111 seats and the BJP on 80 with the JD(S) on 15 seats.

The counting of votes to Karnataka Assembly elections is start. Votes for the Karnataka assembly polls are being counted today, with a fierce fight expected between archrivals BJP and the Congress. Election Results Udupi District: BJP 3, Congress 2 Lead.

As per present report BJP lead in Kundapura, Karkala, Udupi and Byndoor and Kapu Congress lead. The electoral fortunes of top leaders– Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the BJP, Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar and JD(S)’ HD Kumaraswamy, among many others will be known today.

In the 224-seat Karnataka assembly, a party needs to win 113 seats to form the government. Of the total 224 seats, 36 seats are reserved for scheduled castes and 15 for scheduled tribes.

Most exit polls have given an edge to the Congress over the ruling BJP, while also indicating the possibility of a hung Assembly in the state. The JD(S) is expecting for a hung verdict, which would enable it to play a role in government formation.

The final picture should be in by noon.  Karnataka sends nearly 28 members to the Lok Sabha, second only to Tamil Nadu at 39. A setback here will be costly for the BJP especially in the run-up to the general elections next year.

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