Karnataka government formation: The Congress in Karnataka secured a comfortable majority by securing win on 136 seats, pushing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power, its only bastion in the southern state until May 13.
The Congress Legislature Party has unanimously decided to leave the selection of Congress Legislature Party leader to the decision of the party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
They just won in one state and making a big deal out of India, we have won in several states but never overreacted, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Congress winning Karnataka elections.
Karnataka CM name: Party sources claimed that Siddaramaiah is the front-runner for the post of Chief Minister. There will be one CM, one deputy CM and around 25 ministers will be sworn in during the oath ceremony.
Karnataka CM Name: Outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday wished "all the best" to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, who are in the race to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Everyone in the party fought together. We talked about the incumbent government's 40 per cent commission system... but we also talked about what we will do if our government comes to power, said senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
The result was announced by the officials at the Counting Centre at S S M R V College in Jayanagar" late on Saturday, a state Information Department official said in a statement.
Karnataka government formation: Just a day earlier, the party emerged victorious in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly polls held on May 10, by winning 135 seats.
Meanwhile, as the video went viral on social media platforms, members of Hindu organisations staged a protest outside the police demanding strict action against the accused.
The Congress scored a thumping win in the Assembly polls with Election Commission data showing the party winning or leading in 136 seats which gives it a comfortable majority on its own in the 224-member state Assembly.
AAP came up trumps in the by-election to the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat but its fortunes seemed to have nose-dived in the Karnataka Assembly elections, where most of the candidates even forfeited their deposits.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: As many as 13 Congress and three JD(S) MLAs had resigned from the Karnataka Assembly in 2019 thus bringing down the 14-month-old coalition government of the Congress and the JD(S) led by HD Kumaraswamy.
The Congress returned to power on its own in Karnataka after 10 years, knocking the BJP off its only southern perch on Saturday as voters decisively backed the grand old party desperately seeking electoral revival ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
UP Nikay Chunav 2023: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated BJP workers for the "stupendous win" in the UP local body polls.
Those who wanted to make 'Congress Mukt Bharat' spoke many things, today the truth is "BJP Mukt Dakshin Bharat," said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge while speaking on Karnataka election results.
Karnataka election results: Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu spearheaded the Congress' campaign in Karnataka. He also took responsibility to steer the campaigns for the Madhya Pradesh election and Lok Sabha polls 2024.
Karnataka election results: The Congress was striding forward with leads in 136 seats while the BJP was ahead in 64 in the southern state, according to Election Commission of India trends.
Karnataka Election Results 2023: Speaking to the media, Pawar said that the people of Karnataka have taught a lesson to the divisive politics of BJP and handed over power to the Congress.
Shivakumar secured 1,42,156 votes against the 20,561 votes polled by his Janata Dal (Secular) rival B Nagaraju. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) R Ashoka was in the third place with 19,602 votes.
Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-poll 2023: AAP Candidate Sushil Rinku won the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election, defeating his nearest rival and Congress nominee Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary by a margin of 58,691 votes.
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