Congress has won a comfortable majority in the Karnataka assemble elections as it has won 121 of the 224 assembly seats, according to the Election Commission (EC) figures updated on 5:30 pm. Additionally, Congress is leading in 15 more seats.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has conceded defeat for the party. Of the 224 seats, the BJP won 56 seats, as per the EC data on 5:30 pm. It's leading on eight other seats. At the same tine,바카라 웹사이트the Janata Dal (Secular) had won바카라 웹사이트18 seats and was leading on two seats.
The Congress had a vote share of 43.4바카라 웹사이트per cent, while the BJP trailed with 35.88바카라 웹사이트per cent. The JD(S) stood at a distant third with 13.31 per cent.바카라 웹사이트
Outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai won, as did Congress' Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar.바카라 웹사이트JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy바카라 웹사이트was leading from Channapatna, as per latest EC data.
The counting is being held바카라 웹사이트in 36 centres across the state amid elaborate security arrangements in place, especially in and around the counting centres to avoid바카라 웹사이트any untoward incidents, official sources said. Postal ballots are being counted first.바카라 웹사이트
Karnataka Congress Chief D K Shivakumar is among the two Congress leaders expected to be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. The second leader being바카라 웹사이트Siddaramaiah.바카라 웹사이트
Shivakumar바카라 웹사이트has been elected thrice from Kanakapura since 2008.바카라 웹사이트He had earlier won four consecutive elections since 1989 from the nearby Sathanur till he shifted to the Kanakapura in 2008, after that constituency ceased to exist as the result of a delimitation exercise.
