With the entry of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Karnataka poll battle, the political temperature heated up further. BJP is trying its best to pacify its rebel leaders who are upset after being denied of a ticket.
Sitting MLA Mahesh Kumathalli was given a ticket in Athani in Belagavi district. Kumathalli was among the group of defectors who helped the BJP to bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalition and form its government.
Karnataka elections 2023 updates: The polling process formally began in the state after the Election Commission of India issued a gazette notification on Thursday.
Karnataka elections 2023 LIVE updates: Election Commission of India will issue gazette notification which is the first step of polling process.
Karnataka election 2023: BJP stalwart BS Yediyurappa does not want his son BY Vijayendra would confront Congress leader Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency.
Chief Election raised concerns over lower to average voter turnout in the urban area. He underlined EC's efforts to draw voters to polling booths.
Karnataka elections 2023: In the last assembly election, JD-S played the role of kingmaker and later its leader HD Kumaraswamy became a king (CM). Since Yediyurappa is in a different role, the state is likely to see a different poll battle.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called the Congress poll 'guarantee' card a 'bogus card' and said that it is not a guarantee card, but only a 'visiting card', and it doesn't have any value.
Karnataka Assembly election: Congress is seeing Karnataka as an opportunity to wrest power from BJP as the Bommai government is facing several corruption charges, however, infighting in the party is the biggest roadblock for Congress in the poll.
Karnataka election 2023: The party has tried to strike a balance between two dominant castes by appointing Bommai a Lingayat as head of one committee and Karandlaje a Vokkaliga as convener of the other panel.
Karnataka: The development is a big blow to AAP as the party's poll prospect was banking on ex-Bengaluru top cop Bhaskar Rao's popularity in Bengaluru
Karnataka election: Supporters of DK Shivakumar, on several occasions, demanded a declaration of his name for the CM post ahead of the election.
Karnataka Budget 2023: CM BS Bommai made several announcements which may have elements that will please Bharatiya Janta Party's traditional voters as the state will go to poll in a few months.
Assaduddin Owaisi asked PM Modi will he take action against Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel who allegedly made a provocative remark on Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan?
Notably, both the ruling party and the opposition Congress have launched intensive public outreach for the elections likely to be held in April-May.
As Karnataka is to see the election in 3 months, Congress and BJP intensified a war of words and both parties are levelling allegations against each other.
Lingayat, a dominant community, forms the major vote bank of the BJP. Both Yediyurappa and Patil hail from the community.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting the state later this week and holding a series of meetings with leaders and office bearers, as the party prepares for the assembly polls scheduled next year.
The electorate for this election comprises elected members of urban and rural local bodies, and unlike legislative assembly or Lok Sabha polls, council contests are decided by preferential votes.
Among voters from all three segments, over 11.37 lakh are men and over 11.22 lakh are women.
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