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===Electorate=== |
===Electorate=== |
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The total electorate in the state were 5,21,73,579 of which there were 2.62 crore men, 2.59 crore women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 9.17 lakh first-time voters were also included in the total. Moreover, 5.55 lakh voters were disabled.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=17,000 Voters Above 100 Yrs, 'Poll at Home' for 80+: EC Details Karnataka's 'Record' Amid Election Preps |url=https://www.news18.com/politics/will-karnataka-poll-dates-be-announced-today-all-eyes-on-election-commissions-briefing-shortly-7269241.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Karnataka Assembly elections to be held on May 10, counting on May 13 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/karnataka-assembly-elections-to-be-held-on-may-10-counting-on-may-13-1503167323.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> |
The total electorate in the state were 5,21,73,579 of which there were 2.62 crore men, 2.59 crore women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 9.17 lakh first-time voters were also included in the total. Moreover, 5.55 lakh voters were disabled.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=17,000 Voters Above 100 Yrs, 'Poll at Home' for 80+: EC Details Karnataka's 'Record' Amid Election Preps |url=https://www.news18.com/politics/will-karnataka-poll-dates-be-announced-today-all-eyes-on-election-commissions-briefing-shortly-7269241.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Karnataka Assembly elections to be held on May 10, counting on May 13 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/karnataka-assembly-elections-to-be-held-on-may-10-counting-on-may-13-1503167323.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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====Voter data collection controversies==== |
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The [[Indian National Congress]] made allegations that Chilume Trust, an NGO in Bengaluru, had amassed voter personal data, including caste, age, gender, work and education information, [[Aadhaar]] cards, phone numbers and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-20 |title=Collection of personal details and deletion of lakhs of voters – What is the voters' data theft controversy in Bengaluru? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-is-the-voters-data-theft-controversy-in-bengaluru-8279572/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=B.P |first=Darshan Devaiah |date=2022-11-30 |title=Explained {{!}} What is the Karnataka voter data theft case? |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/explained-what-is-the-karnataka-voter-data-theft-case/article66202066.ece |access-date=2023-03-01 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The Congress alleged that BJP assigned party workers through the NGO to collect such information, and names of legitimate voters of the opposition party were deleted and that names of 'fake voters' were added to ensure more votes for the BJP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Bommai orders probe as Cong accuses Karnataka BJP govt of collecting voters' data |url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/karnataka/bommai-orders-probe-as-cong-accuses-karnataka-bjp-govt-of-collecting-voters-data/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=The Federal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=Deletion of voters: Karnataka Congress files one more plaint |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/deletion-of-voters-karnataka-congress-files-one-more-plaint-1193126.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> The Congress also demanded resignation of Chief Minister over the matter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-17 |title=Congress demands resignation of CM Bommai, judicial probe into 'theft' of voter data in Bengaluru |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/congress-demands-resignation-of-cm-bommai-judicial-probe-into-theft-of-voter-data-in-bengaluru/article66147705.ece |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
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In December 2022, the NGO was blacklisted by [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]], Bengaluru's civic body, and a police complaint was filed against them for breach of trust.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=Bengaluru civic body blacklists Chilume Trust after voter data theft: Report |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/bengaluru-civic-body-blacklists-chilume-trust-after-voter-data-theft-report-101672198230987.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=BBMP blacklists Chilume trust |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bbmp-blacklists-chilume-trust-1175701.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, a probe was launched against the activities of the trust.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-27 |title=Voter data 'theft': Civic officials allege political pressure; police shift probe focus to financial transactions |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/voter-data-theft-civic-officials-allege-political-pressure-police-shift-probe-focus-to-financial-transactions/article66191491.ece |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-20 |title=Inquiry ordered into alleged voter data theft after apprehension of impersonation: K'taka CEO |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/inquiry-voter-data-theft-impersonation-ktaka-ceo-8278667/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> |
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In April 2023, another company was found to be selling voter data of at least 6.5 lakh voters. The Election Commission of India worried that the data can be used for calling the voters and bribing them.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 April 2023 |title=TNM exclusive: Another company found selling bulk voter data to Karnataka candidates |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tnm-exclusive-another-company-found-selling-bulk-voter-data-karnataka-candidates-176400 |access-date=2023-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-27 |title=Karnataka election: Online portal offers crucial voter data for sale in Bengaluru, FIR registered |url=https://www.news9live.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election/karnataka-election-online-portal-offers-crucial-voter-data-for-sale-in-bengaluru-fir-registered-au21-2119558 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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===Polling stations=== |
===Polling stations=== |
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Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Karnataka on 10 May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 13 May 2023.
Background
The tenure of Karnataka Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 24 May 2023.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. After the election, coalition of Janata Dal (Secular) and Indian National Congress formed the state government, with H. D. Kumaraswamy becoming Chief Minister.[2]
Political developments
In July 2019, the coalition government collapsed due to resignations by several members of Congress and JD(S) in the assembly.[3] Subsequently, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with B. S. Yediyurappa becoming Chief Minister.[4]
On 26 July 2021, Yediyurappa resigned from Chief Minister's post[5] and Basavaraj Bommai was sworn in as the new Chief Minister on 28 July 2021.[6]
Defections before polls
On 19 February 2023, BJP leader H.D. Thammaiah joined Congress along with his supporters.[7] On 9 March 2023, BJP MLC Puttanna joined the Congress.[8] Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit BJP on 16 April 2023[9][10] and joined Congress the next day.[11] Other leaders that left BJP before the polls include Laxman Savadi, S Angara, M P Kumaraswamy and R. Shankar.[12][13]
Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 March 2023.[14][15] The Election Commission declared that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct "came into force with immediate effect" with the announcement of schedule.[16]
Event | Date | Day |
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Date of Notification | 13 April 2023 | Thursday |
Last date for filing nominations | 20 April 2023 | Thursday |
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 21 April 2023 | Friday |
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 24 April 2023 | Monday |
Date of poll | 10 May 2023 | Wednesday |
Date of counting | 13 May 2023 | Saturday |
Election statistics
Electorate
The total electorate in the state were 5,21,73,579 of which there were 2.62 crore men, 2.59 crore women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 9.17 lakh first-time voters were also included in the total. Moreover, 5.55 lakh voters were disabled.[17][18]
Polling stations
The Election Commission announced 58,282 polling stations for the election, out of which 24,063 were in urban areas and 34,219 in rural areas. The Commission announced that to ensure enhanced voter participation, 1,320 polling stations were to be managed by women, 224 each by youth and disabled personnel.[19] 1.3 lakh vials of indelible ink were supplied by Mysore Paints and Varnish for the polls.[20]
Parties and alliances
Bharatiya Janata Party
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats contested |
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1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | Basavaraj Bommai | File:BasavarajBommai.jpg | 224[21][22] |
Indian National Congress
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats contested |
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1. | Indian National Congress | Siddaramaiah | File:Siddaramaiah (cropped).png | 223[a][21][22] |
Janata Dal (Secular)
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats contested |
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1. | Janata Dal (Secular) | H. D. Kumaraswamy | 207[b][21][22] |
Others
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
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1. | Aam Aadmi Party | Prithvi Reddy[23] | 209[21][22] | ||
2. | Bahujan Samaj Party | M. Krishnamurthy[24] | 133[21][22] | ||
3. | Nationalist Congress Party | Hari R[25] | 9[26] | ||
4. | Janata Dal (United) | Mahima Patel[27] | 8[21][22] | ||
5. | Communist Party of India | Sati Sundaresh[28] | 7[c][30] | ||
6. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | U. Basavaraj[31] | 4[21][22] | ||
7. | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | Lateef Khan Pathan[32] | 2[33] | ||
8. | National People's Party | Prabhu Bosco[34] | 2[21][22] |
Candidates
JD(S) released the first list of 93 candidates on 19 December 2022,[35] the second list of 49 candidates on 14 April 2023,[36][37] the third list of 6 candidates on 15 April 2023,[38] candidate for Chamaraja was announced on 16 April 2023,[39] Third list of 59 candidates was released on 19 April 2023.[40] On the same day, another list was released wherein candidates from 12 constituencies were replaced[41] and support was given to other parties in 7 other constituencies.[40] Final list of 13 candidates was released on 20 April 2023.[42]
Congress released the first list of 124 candidates on 25 March 2023,[43] the second list of 41 candidates on 6 April 2023, leaving one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party,[44][45] the third list of 43 candidates on 15 April 2023,[46] the fourth list of 7 candidates on 18 April 2023,[47] the fifth list of 4 candidates (including replacement for Shiggaon constituency) on 19 April 2023,[48][49] the sixth and final list of 5 candidates on 20 April 2023.[50]
BJP released the first list of 189 candidates on 11 April 2023,[51] the second list of 23 candidates on 12 April 2023,[52] the third list of 10 candidates on 17 April 2023,[53] the fourth and final list of 2 candidates on 19 April 2023.[54]
District[55] | Constituency | BJP | INC | JD(S) | |||||||
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# | Name | Party | Candidate[56] | Party | Candidate[57][58] | Party | Candidate[59] | ||||
Belagavi | 1 | Nippani | BJP | Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle | INC | Kakasaheb Pandurang Patil | JD(S) | Raju Maruti Pawar | |||
2 | Chikkodi-Sadalga | BJP | Ramesh Katti | INC | Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri | JD(S) | Sadashiva Nalaka | ||||
3 | Athani | BJP | Mahesh Kumathalli | INC | Laxman Savadi | JD(S) | Shashikanth Padasaligi Swamiji | ||||
4 | Kagwad | BJP | Shrimant Patil | INC | Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage | JD(S) | Mallappa M Chunga | ||||
5 | Kudachi (SC) | BJP | P. Rajeev | INC | Mahendra K. Thammannavar | JD(S) | Anand Gulagi | ||||
6 | Raibag (SC) | BJP | Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole | INC | Mahaveer Mohith | JD(S) | Pradeep Malagi | ||||
7 | Hukkeri | BJP | Nikhil Katti | INC | Appayyagouda Basagouda Patil | JD(S) | Basavaraja Gowda Patil | ||||
8 | Arabhavi | BJP | Balachandra Jarkiholi | INC | Arvind Dalwai | JD(S) | Prakash Kash Shetty | ||||
9 | Gokak | BJP | Ramesh Jarkiholi | INC | Mahantesh Kadadi | JD(S) | Channabasappa Balappa Giddannavar | ||||
10 | Yemkanmardi (ST) | BJP | Basavaraj Hundri | INC | Sathish Jarkiholi | JD(S) | Maruti Mallappa Astagi | ||||
11 | Belgaum Uttar | BJP | Ravi Patil | INC | Asif Sait | JD(S) | Sivananda Mugalihal | ||||
12 | Belgaum Dakshin | BJP | Abhay Patil | INC | Prabhavathi Mastmardi | JD(S) | Srinivasa Gholkar | ||||
13 | Belgaum Rural | BJP | Nagesh Manolkar | INC | Lakshmi Hebbalkar | JD(S) | Shankar Gowda Rudragowda Patil | ||||
14 | Khanapur | BJP | Vithal Halagekar | INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | JD(S) | Naseer Bapulsab Bhagavan | ||||
15 | Kittur | BJP | Mahantesh Doddagoudar | INC | Babasaheb D. Patil | JD(S) | Ashwini Singaiah Poojera | ||||
16 | Bailhongal | BJP | Jagadish Metgud | INC | Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand | JD(S) | Shankar Madalagi | ||||
17 | Saundatti Yellamma | BJP | Ratna Mamani | INC | Vishwas Vaidya | JD(S) | Sourabh Anand Chopra | ||||
18 | Ramdurg | BJP | Chikka Revanna | INC | Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan | JD(S) | Prakash Mudhol | ||||
Bagalkot | 19 | Mudhol (SC) | BJP | Govind Karjol | INC | R. B. Timmapur | JD(S) | Dharmaraj Vithal Doddamani | |||
20 | Terdal | BJP | Siddu Savadi | INC | Siddappa Ramappa Konnur | JD(S) | Suresh Arjuna Madiwala | ||||
21 | Jamkhandi | BJP | Jagadish Gudagunti | INC | Anand Siddu Nyamagouda | JD(S) | Yakoob Kapdewal | ||||
22 | Bilgi | BJP | Murugesh Nirani | INC | Jagadish Timmanagouda Patil | JD(S) | Rukmuddin Saudagar | ||||
23 | Badami | BJP | Shantha Gowda Patil | INC | B B Chimmanakatti | JD(S) | Hanumanthappa B. Mavinamarad | ||||
24 | Bagalkot | BJP | Veerabhadrayya Charantimath | INC | Hullappa Yamanappa Meti | JD(S) | Devaraj Patil | ||||
25 | Hungund | BJP | Doddanagouda G Patil | INC | Kashappanavar Shivashankrappa | JD(S) | Shivappa Bol | ||||
Vijayapura | 26 | Muddebihal | BJP | A. S. Patil | INC | C. S. Nadagouda | JD(S) | Channabasappa S. Sollapura | |||
27 | Devar Hippargi | BJP | Somanagouda Patil | INC | Sharanappa T. Sunagar | JD(S) | Rajugowda Patil | ||||
28 | Basavana Bagevadi | BJP | S. K. Bellubbi | INC | Shivanand Patil | JD(S) | Somanagowda Patil | ||||
29 | Babaleshwar | BJP | Vijugouda Patil | INC | M. B. Patil | JD(S) | Basavaraj Honawada | ||||
30 | Bijapur City | BJP | Basangouda Patil Yatnal | INC | Abdul Hameed Mushrif | JD(S) | Bande Nawaz Mabari | ||||
31 | Nagathan (SC) | BJP | Sanjeev Aihole | INC | Vittal Katakadhond | JD(S) | Devananda P Chawhan | ||||
32 | Indi | BJP | Kasagouda Biradar | INC | Yashavanta Rayagoud V Patil | JD(S) | B.D. Patil | ||||
33 | Sindagi | BJP | Ramesh Bhusanur | INC | Ashok M. Managuli | JD(S) | Vishalakshi Shivanand | ||||
Kalaburagi | 34 | Afzalpur | BJP | Malikayya Guttedar | INC | M. Y. Patil | JD(S) | Shivakumar Natekar | |||
35 | Jevargi | BJP | Shivanna Gowda Patil Raddevadagi | INC | Ajay Singh | JD(S) | Doddappagouda Shivalingappa Gouda | ||||
Yadgir | 36 | Shorapur (ST) | BJP | Narasimha Nayak | INC | Raja Venkatappa Nayak | JD(S) | Shravan Kumar Nayak | |||
37 | Shahapur | BJP | Ameenreddy Patil | INC | Sharanabassappa Darshanapur | JD(S) | Gurulingappa Gouda | ||||
38 | Yadgir | BJP | Venkatreddy Mudnal | INC | Channareddy Patil Tunnur | JD(S) | A. B. Malaka Reddy | ||||
39 | Gurmitkal | BJP | Lalitha Anapur | INC | Baburao Chinchansur | JD(S) | Naganagowda Kandakur | ||||
Kalaburagi | 40 | Chittapur (SC) | BJP | Manikanta Rathod | INC | Priyank Kharge | JD(S) | Subhachandra Rathod | |||
41 | Sedam | BJP | Rajkumar Patil | INC | Sharan Prakash Patil | JD(S) | Balaraj Guttedar | ||||
42 | Chincholi (SC) | BJP | Avinash Jadhav | INC | Subash V. Rathod | JD(S) | Sanjeev Yakapu | ||||
43 | Gulbarga Rural (SC) | BJP | Basawaraj Mattimud | INC | Revu Naik Belamagi | [b] | |||||
44 | Gulbarga Dakshin | BJP | Dattatraya C. Patil Revoor | INC | Allamprabhu Patil | JD(S) | Krishna Reddy | ||||
45 | Gulbarga Uttar | BJP | Chandrakanth Patil | INC | Kaneez Fathima | JD(S) | Nasir Hussain Ustad | ||||
46 | Aland | BJP | Subhash Guttedar | INC | B. R. Patil | JD(S) | Sanjay Wadekar | ||||
Bidar | 47 | Basavakalyan | BJP | Sharanu Salagar | INC | Vijay Singh | JD(S) | S.Y. Quadri | |||
48 | Humnabad | BJP | Siddu Patil | INC | Rajashekar Basavaraj Patil | JD(S) | C.M. Fayaz | ||||
49 | Bidar South | BJP | Shailendra Beldale | INC | Ashok Kheny | JD(S) | Bandeppa Kashempur | ||||
50 | Bidar | BJP | Eshwar Singh Thakur | INC | Rahim Khan | JD(S) | Suryakanta Nagamarapalli | ||||
51 | Bhalki | BJP | Prakash Khandre | INC | Eshwara Khandre | JD(S) | Rauf Patel | ||||
52 | Aurad (SC) | BJP | Prabhu Chauhan | INC | Shinde Bhimsen Rao | JD(S) | Jaisingh Rathod | ||||
Raichur | 53 | Raichur Rural (ST) | BJP | Thipparaja Hawaldar | INC | Basanagouda Daddal | JD(S) | Narasimha Nayak | |||
54 | Raichur | BJP | Shivaraj Patil | INC | Mohammed Shalam | JD(S) | Vinay Kumar E | ||||
55 | Manvi (ST) | BJP | B. V. Nayak | INC | G. Hampayya Nayak | JD(S) | Raja Venkatappa Nayak | ||||
56 | Devadurga (ST) | BJP | K. Shivanagouda Naik | INC | Shreedevi R. Nayak | JD(S) | Karemma G. Nayak | ||||
57 | Lingsugur (SC) | BJP | Manappa D.Vajjal | INC | D. S. Hoolageri | JD(S) | Siddu Bandi | ||||
58 | Sindhanur | BJP | K Kariyappa | INC | Hampan Gowda Badarli | JD(S) | Venkatarao Nadagowda | ||||
59 | Maski (ST) | BJP | Pratapagouda Patil | INC | Basanagouda Turvihal | JD(S) | Sharanappa Kumbara | ||||
Koppal | 60 | Kushtagi | BJP | Doddanagouda Patil | INC | Amaregouda Bayyapur | JD(S) | Thukaram Survi | |||
61 | Kanakagiri (SC) | BJP | Basavaraj Dadesaguru | INC | Shivaraj Sangappa Thangadagi | JD(S) | Ashok Ummalatti | ||||
62 | Gangawati | BJP | Paranna Munavalli | INC | Iqbal Ansari | JD(S) | H. R. Chennakeshava | ||||
63 | Yelburga | BJP | Halappa Achar | INC | Basavaraj Rayareddy | JD(S) | Konan Gowda | ||||
64 | Koppal | BJP | Manjula Amaresh | INC | K. Raghavendra Hitnal | JD(S) | Chandrasekhar | ||||
Gadag | 65 | Shirahatti (SC) | BJP | Chandru Lamani | INC | Sujatha N. Doddamani | JD(S) | Hanumanthappa Nayak | |||
66 | Gadag | BJP | Anil Menasinakai | INC | H. K. Patil | JD(S) | Venkangouda Govind Goudar | ||||
67 | Ron | BJP | Kalakappa Bandi | INC | G.S Patil | JD(S) | Mugadam Saab | ||||
68 | Nargund | BJP | C. C. Patil | INC | B. R. Yavagal | JD(S) | Rudra Gowda Patil | ||||
Dharwad | 69 | Navalgund | BJP | Shankar Patil Munenakoppa | INC | N.H. Konareddy | JD(S) | Kallappa Gaddi | |||
70 | Kundgol | BJP | M R Patil | INC | Kusuma Shivalli | JD(S) | Ali Allasaab | ||||
71 | Dharwad | BJP | Amrut Ayyappa Desai | INC | Vinay Kulkarni | JD(S) | Manjunath Hagedaar | ||||
72 | Hubli-Dharwad East (SC) | BJP | Kranti Kiran | INC | Abbayya Prasad | JD(S) | Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi | ||||
73 | Hubli-Dharwad Central | BJP | Mahesh Teginakai | INC | Jagadish Shettar | JD(S) | Siddalingeshgowda Odeyar | ||||
74 | Hubli-Dharwad West | BJP | Arvind Bellad | INC | Deepak Chinchore | JD(S) | Gururaj Hunasimarad | ||||
75 | Kalghatgi | BJP | Nagaraj Chabbi | INC | Santosh Lad | JD(S) | Veerappa Sheegehatti | ||||
Uttara Kannada | 76 | Haliyal | BJP | Sunil Hegde | INC | R. V. Deshpande | JD(S) | S.L. Kotnekar | |||
77 | Karwar | BJP | Rupali Santosh Nayak | INC | Satish Krishna Sail | JD(S) | Chaitra Kotkar | ||||
78 | Kumta | BJP | Dinakar Shetty | INC | Nivedit Alva | JD(S) | Suraj Soni Nayak | ||||
79 | Bhatkal | BJP | Sunil Baliya Nayak | INC | M. S. Vaidya | JD(S) | Nagendra Naik | ||||
80 | Sirsi | BJP | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | INC | Bhimanna Naik | JD(S) | Upendra Pai | ||||
81 | Yellapur | BJP | Shivaram Hebbar | INC | V. S. Patil | JD(S) | Nagesh Naik | ||||
Haveri | 82 | Hangal | BJP | Shivaraj Sajjanar | INC | Srinivas Mane | JD(S) | Manohar Tahsildar | |||
83 | Shiggaon | BJP | Basavaraj Bommai | INC | Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan | JD(S) | Shashidar Channabasappa Yeligaar | ||||
84 | Haveri (SC) | BJP | Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar | INC | Rudrappa Lamani | JD(S) | Thukaram Malagi | ||||
85 | Byadgi | BJP | Virupakshappa Ballari | INC | Basavaraj N. Shivannanar | ||||||
86 | Hirekerur | BJP | B. C. Patil | INC | U. B. Banakar | JD(S) | Jayanand Javannanavar | ||||
87 | Ranebennur | BJP | Arunkumar Guththur | INC | Prakash K. Koliwad | JD(S) | Manjunath Goudar | ||||
Vijaynagara | 88 | Hadagalli (SC) | BJP | Krishna Naik | INC | P. T. Parameshwar Naik | JD(S) | Putresh | |||
89 | Hagaribommanahalli (SC) | BJP | B. Ramanna | INC | L. B. P. Bheema Naik | JD(S) | Nemiraja Naik | ||||
90 | Vijayanagara | BJP | Siddharth Singh | INC | H. R. Gaviyappa | ||||||
Ballari | 91 | Kampli (ST) | BJP | T H Suresh Babu | INC | J. N. Ganesh | JD(S) | Raju Naik | |||
92 | Siruguppa (ST) | BJP | M.S. Somalingappa | INC | B.M. Nagraj | JD(S) | Parameshwar Naik | ||||
93 | Bellary (ST) | BJP | B. Sriramulu | INC | B. Nagendra | ||||||
94 | Bellary City | BJP | G. Somashekara Reddy | INC | Nara Bharath Reddy | JD(S) | Anil Lad | ||||
95 | Sandur (ST) | BJP | Shilpa Raghavendra | INC | E. Tukaram | JD(S) | Somappa | ||||
Vijaynagara | 96 | Kudligi (ST) | BJP | Lokesh V Nayaka | INC | N. T. Srinivas | JD(S) | Kodihalli Bhimappa | |||
Chitradurga | 97 | Molakalmuru (ST) | BJP | S. Thippeswamy | INC | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | JD(S) | Mahadevappa | |||
98 | Challakere (ST) | BJP | Anilkumar | INC | T. Raghumurthy | JD(S) | Raveesh | ||||
99 | Chitradurga | BJP | G. H. Thippareddy | INC | K C Veerendra | JD(S) | G. Raghu Achar | ||||
100 | Hiriyur | BJP | K. Poornima Srinivas | INC | D. Sudhakar | JD(S) | Ravindrappa | ||||
101 | Hosadurga | BJP | S. Lingamurthy | INC | B. G. Govindappa | JD(S) | M. Thippeswamy | ||||
102 | Holalkere (SC) | BJP | M. Chandrappa | INC | H. Anjaneya | ||||||
Devangere | 103 | Jagalur (ST) | BJP | S V Ramachandra | INC | B. Devendrappa | JD(S) | Deveraj | |||
Vijayanagara | 104 | Harapanahalli | BJP | G. Karunakara Reddy | INC | N. Kotresh | JD(S) | N. M. Noor Ahmed | |||
Devangere | 105 | Harihar | BJP | B.P. Harish | INC | Nandagavi Srinivas | JD(S) | H.S. Shivashankar | |||
106 | Davanagere North | BJP | Lokikere Nagaraj | INC | Shamanur Mallikarjun | ||||||
107 | Davanagere South | BJP | Ajay Kumar | INC | Shamanur Shivashankarappa | JD(S) | Amanulla Khan | ||||
108 | Mayakonda (SC) | BJP | Basavaraja Naik | INC | K.S. Basavaraju | JD(S) | Anandappa | ||||
109 | Channagiri | BJP | Shiv Kumar | INC | Basavaraju V Shivaganga | JD(S) | Tejaswi Patel | ||||
110 | Honnali | BJP | M. P. Renukacharya | INC | D.G. Shanthana Gowda | JD(S) | Shivamurthy Gowda | ||||
Shimoga | 111 | Shimoga Rural (SC) | BJP | Ashok Nayak | INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | |||
112 | Bhadravati | BJP | Mangoti Rudresh | INC | B.K. Sangameshwara | JD(S) | Sharada Appajigowda | ||||
113 | Shimoga | BJP | SN Channabasappa | INC | H.C. Yogesh | JD(S) | Ayanur Manjunath | ||||
114 | Tirthahalli | BJP | Araga Jnanendra | INC | Kimmane Rathnakar | JD(S) | Raja Ram | ||||
115 | Shikaripura | BJP | B. Y. Vijayendra | INC | G.B. Malatesh | ||||||
116 | Sorab | BJP | Kumar Bangarappa | INC | Madhu Bangarappa | JD(S) | Baasur Chandregowda | ||||
117 | Sagar | BJP | Hartalu Halappa | INC | Belur Gopalkrishna | JD(S) | Zakir | ||||
Udupi | 118 | Byndoor | BJP | Gururaj Gantihole | INC | K Gopala Poojary | JD(S) | Mansoor Ibrahim | |||
119 | Kundapura | BJP | Kiran Kumar Kodgi | INC | M. Dinesh Hegde | JD(S) | Ramesh Kundapura | ||||
120 | Udupi | BJP | Yashpal Suvarna | INC | Prasad Raj Kanchan | JD(S) | Dakshat R Shetty | ||||
121 | Kapu | BJP | Gurme Suresh Shetty | INC | Vinay Kumar Sorake | JD(S) | Sabina Samad | ||||
122 | Karkala | BJP | V. Sunil Kumar | INC | Uday Shetty | JD(S) | Srikanth Kochur | ||||
Chikmagalur | 123 | Sringeri | BJP | D. N. Jeevaraj | INC | T.D. Rajegowda | JD(S) | Sudhakar Shetty | |||
124 | Mudigere (SC) | BJP | Deepak Doddaiah | INC | Nayana Jyothi Jhawar | JD(S) | M.P. Kumaraswamy | ||||
125 | Chikmagalur | BJP | C. T. Ravi | INC | H. D. Thammaiah | JD(S) | Thimmashetty | ||||
126 | Tarikere | BJP | D. S. Suresh | INC | GH Srinivasa | ||||||
127 | Kadur | BJP | K. S. Prakash | INC | K S Anand | JD(S) | YSV Datta | ||||
Tumakuru | 128 | Chiknayakanhalli | BJP | J. C. Madhuswamy | INC | Kiran Kumar | JD(S) | C.B. Surersh Babu | |||
129 | Tiptur | BJP | B. C. Nagesh | INC | K. Shadakshari | JD(S) | Kantha Kumar | ||||
130 | Turuvekere | BJP | Masala Jayaram | INC | Kanthraj B.M. | JD(S) | M.T. Krishnappa | ||||
131 | Kunigal | BJP | D. Krishna Kumar | INC | H.D. Ranganath | JD(S) | D. Nagarajaiah | ||||
132 | Tumkur City | BJP | G. B. Jyothi Ganesh | INC | Iqbal Ahmed | JD(S) | Govindaraju | ||||
133 | Tumkur Rural | BJP | B. Suresh Gowda | INC | GH Shanumukkappa Yadav | JD(S) | D. C. Gourishankar | ||||
134 | Koratagere (SC) | BJP | B. H. Anil Kumar | INC | G. Parameshwara | JD(S) | Sudhakar Lal | ||||
135 | Gubbi | BJP | S. D. Dilip Kumar | INC | S. R. Srinivas | JD(S) | Nagaraja | ||||
136 | Sira | BJP | C. M. Rajesh Gowda | INC | T. B. Jayachandra | JD(S) | R. Ugresh | ||||
137 | Pavagada (SC) | BJP | Krishna Nayak | INC | H.V. Venkatesh | JD(S) | Thimmarayappa | ||||
138 | Madhugiri | BJP | L. C. Nagaraj | INC | Kyatasandra N. Rajanna | JD(S) | Veerabhadraiah | ||||
Chikkaballapura | 139 | Gauribidanur | BJP | Shashidhar | INC | N. H. Shivashankara Reddy | JD(S) | Narasimhamurthy | |||
140 | Bagepalli | BJP | C Muniraju | INC | S.N. Subba Reddy | [b] | |||||
141 | Chikkaballapur | BJP | K. Sudhakar | INC | Pradeep Eshwar Ayyar | JD(S) | K.P. Bachegowda | ||||
142 | Sidlaghatta | BJP | Ramachandra Gowda | INC | B V Rajeev Gowda | JD(S) | B N Ravikumar | ||||
143 | Chintamani | BJP | Venu Gopal | INC | M.C. Sudhakar | JD(S) | J. K. Krishna Reddy | ||||
Kolar | 144 | Srinivaspur | BJP | Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy | INC | K. R. Ramesh Kumar | JD(S) | G.K. Venkatashiva Reddy | |||
145 | Mulbagal (SC) | BJP | Shigehalli Sundar | INC | Dr BC Muddugangadhar | JD(S) | Samruddi Manjunath | ||||
146 | Kolar Gold Field (SC) | BJP | Ashwini Sampangi | INC | Roopakala Shashidar | JD(S) | Ramesh Babu | ||||
147 | Bangarapet (SC) | BJP | M. Narayanswamy | INC | S. N. Narayanaswamy | JD(S) | M. Mallesh Babu | ||||
148 | Kolar | BJP | Varthur Prakash | INC | Kothur G. Manjunath | JD(S) | C. M. R. Srinath | ||||
149 | Malur | BJP | K S Manjunath Gowda | INC | K. Y. Nanje Gowda | JD(S) | J. E. Ramegowda | ||||
Bangalore Urban | 150 | Yelahanka | BJP | S. R. Vishwanath | INC | Keshava Rajan B | JD(S) | M. Munegowda | |||
151 | K. R. Puram | BJP | Byrati Basavaraj | INC | DK Moahan | [b] | |||||
152 | Byatarayanapura | BJP | Thammesh Gowda | INC | Krishna Byre Gowda | JD(S) | Venugopal | ||||
153 | Yeshwantpur | BJP | S. T. Somashekhar | INC | S Balraj Gowda | JD(S) | Javarai Gowda | ||||
154 | Rajarajeshwarinagar | BJP | Munirathna Naidu | INC | Kusuma H. | JD(S) | Dr. Narayan Swami | ||||
155 | Dasarahalli | BJP | S. Muniraju | INC | Dhananjaya Gangadharaiah | JD(S) | I R. Manjunath | ||||
156 | Mahalakshmi Layout | BJP | K. Gopalaiah | INC | Keshava Murthy | JD(S) | Rajanna | ||||
157 | Malleshwaram | BJP | C. N. Ashwath Narayan | INC | Anoop Iyengar | JD(S) | Utkarsh | ||||
158 | Hebbal | BJP | Jagadish Katta | INC | Byrathi Suresh | JD(S) | Mohid Altaf | ||||
159 | Pulakeshinagar (SC) | BJP | Murali | INC | A. C. Srinivasa | JD(S) | Anuradha | ||||
160 | Sarvagnanagar | BJP | Padmanabha Reddy | INC | K. J. George | JD(S) | Mohammed Mushtaq | ||||
161 | C. V. Raman Nagar (SC) | BJP | S. Raghu | INC | S Anand Kumar | [b] | |||||
162 | Shivajinagar | BJP | N. Chandra | INC | Rizwan Arshad | [d] | |||||
163 | Shanti Nagar | BJP | Shiva Kumar | INC | Nalapad Ahmed Haris | JD(S) | Manjunath Gowda | ||||
164 | Gandhi Nagar | BJP | A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda | INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | JD(S) | V Narayanaswamy | ||||
165 | Rajaji Nagar | BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | INC | Puttanna | JD(S) | Anjanappa | ||||
166 | Govindraj Nagar | BJP | Umesh Shetty | INC | Priya Krishna | JD(S) | R Prakash | ||||
167 | Vijay Nagar | BJP | H. Raveendra | INC | M. Krishnappa | [b] | |||||
168 | Chamrajpet | BJP | Bhaskar Rao | INC | B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan | JD(S) | Govindaraja | ||||
169 | Chickpet | BJP | Uday Garudachar | INC | R.V. Devaraju | JD(S) | Imran Pasha | ||||
170 | Basavanagudi | BJP | L. A. Ravi Subramanya | INC | U.B. Venkatesh | JD(S) | Aramane Shankar | ||||
171 | Padmanaba Nagar | BJP | R. Ashoka | INC | V Raghunath Naidu | JD(S) | B Manjunath | ||||
172 | B.T.M. Layout | BJP | Sridhar Reddy | INC | Ramalinga Reddy | JD(S) | Venkatesh | ||||
173 | Jayanagar | BJP | C. K. Ramamurthy | INC | Sowmya Reddy | JD(S) | Kale Gowda | ||||
174 | Mahadevapura (SC) | BJP | Manjula Aravind Limbavali | INC | Nagesh T | [b] | |||||
175 | Bommanahalli | BJP | Sathish Reddy | INC | Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda | JD(S) | Narayanaraju | ||||
176 | Bangalore South | BJP | M Krishnappa | INC | R K Ramesh | JD(S) | Rajagopal Reddy | ||||
177 | Anekal (SC) | BJP | Hullalli Srinivas | INC | B. Shivanna | JD(S) | KP Raju | ||||
Bangalore Rural | 178 | Hoskote | BJP | M. T. B. Nagaraj | INC | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda | |||||
179 | Devanahalli (SC) | BJP | Pilla Munishamappa | INC | K.H. Muniyappa | JD(S) | Nisarga Narayanaswamy | ||||
180 | Doddaballapur | BJP | Dhiraj Muniraju | INC | T. Venkataramanaiah | JD(S) | Munegowda | ||||
181 | Nelamangala (SC) | BJP | Sapthagiri Naik | INC | Srinivasaiah N | JD(S) | Srinivasamurthy | ||||
Ramanagara | 182 | Magadi | BJP | Prasad Gowda | INC | H.C. Balakrishna | JD(S) | A Manjunath | |||
183 | Ramanagara | BJP | Goutham Gowda | INC | Iqbal Hussain H A | JD(S) | Nikhil Kumaraswamy | ||||
184 | Kanakapura | BJP | R. Ashoka | INC | D. K. Shivakumar | JD(S) | Nagaraju | ||||
185 | Channapatna | BJP | C. P. Yogeshwar | INC | Gangadhar S. | JD(S) | H. D. Kumaraswamy | ||||
Mandya | 186 | Malavalli (SC) | BJP | G. Muniraju | INC | P.M. Narendra Swamy | JD(S) | K Annadani | |||
187 | Maddur | BJP | S. P. Swamy | INC | K.M. Uday | JD(S) | DC Thammanna | ||||
188 | Melukote | BJP | Indresh Kumar | [a] | JD(S) | CS Puttaraju | |||||
189 | Mandya | BJP | Ashok Jayaram | INC | P Ravikumar | JD(S) | B.R. Ramachandra | ||||
190 | Shrirangapattana | BJP | Indavalu Sachidananda | INC | A.B. Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda | JD(S) | Ravindra Srikantaiah | ||||
191 | Nagamangala | BJP | Sudha Shivaram | INC | N. Chaluvaraya Swamy | JD(S) | Suresh Gowda | ||||
192 | Krishnarajapet | BJP | K.C. Narayanagowda | INC | B. L. Devaraj | JD(S) | HT Manjunath | ||||
Hassan | 193 | Shravanabelagola | BJP | Chidananda | INC | M. A. Gopalaswamy | JD(S) | C N Balakrishna | |||
194 | Arsikere | BJP | G. V. Basavaraja | INC | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | JD(S) | N R Santhosh | ||||
195 | Belur | BJP | Hullalli K Suresh | INC | B Shivaram | JD(S) | K S Lingesh | ||||
196 | Hassan | BJP | J Preetham Gowda | INC | Banavasi Rangaswamy | JD(S) | HP Swaroop | ||||
197 | Holenarasipur | BJP | Devaraje Gowda | INC | Shreyas M. Patel | JD(S) | H. D. Revanna | ||||
198 | Arkalgud | BJP | Yoga Ramesh | INC | HP Shridhar Gowda | JD(S) | A Manju | ||||
199 | Sakleshpur (SC) | BJP | Cement Manju | INC | Murali Mohan | JD(S) | H. K. Kumaraswamy | ||||
Dakshina Kannada | 200 | Belthangady | BJP | Harish Poonja | INC | Rakshith Shivaram | JD(S) | Ashroff Ali | |||
201 | Moodabidri | BJP | Umanath Kotian | INC | Mithun Rai | JD(S) | Amarashree | ||||
202 | Mangalore City North | BJP | Bharath Shetty Y | INC | Inayath Ali | JD(S) | Mohiuddin Bawa | ||||
203 | Mangalore City South | BJP | Vedavyas Kamath | INC | John Richard Lobo | JD(S) | Sumati Hegde | ||||
204 | Mangalore | BJP | Sathish Kumpala | INC | U. T. Khader | ||||||
205 | Bantval | BJP | U Rajesh Naik | INC | Ramanath Rai | JD(S) | Prakash Rafael Gomes | ||||
206 | Puttur | BJP | Asha Thimmappa | INC | Ashok Kumar Rai | JD(S) | Divya Prabha | ||||
207 | Sullia (SC) | BJP | Bhagirathi Murulya | INC | Krishnappa G | JD(S) | Professor Venkatesh HN | ||||
Kodagu | 208 | Madikeri | BJP | M P Appachu Ranjan | INC | Mantar Gowda | JD(S) | M N Muthappa | |||
209 | Virajpet | BJP | K G Bopaiah | INC | A.S. Ponnanna | JD(S) | Mansoor Ali | ||||
Mysore | 210 | Periyapatna | BJP | C. H. Vijayashankar | INC | K. Venkatesh | JD(S) | K Mahadev | |||
211 | Krishnarajanagara | BJP | Venkatesh Hosalli | INC | D. Ravishankar | JD(S) | S. R. Mahesh | ||||
212 | Hunsur | BJP | Devarahalli Somashekhar | INC | H.P. Manjunath | JD(S) | Harish Gowda | ||||
213 | Heggadadevankote (ST) | BJP | Krishna Naik | INC | Anil Kumar C | JD(S) | P. Jayaprakash | ||||
214 | Nanjangud (SC) | BJP | B. Harshavardhan | INC | Darshan Dhurvyanarayana | [b] | |||||
215 | Chamundeshwari | BJP | Kaveesh Gowda | INC | Mavinahalli S Siddegowda | JD(S) | G. T. Devegowda | ||||
216 | Krishnaraja | BJP | T. S. Srivatsa | INC | M.K. Somashekar | JD(S) | KV Mallesh | ||||
217 | Chamaraja | BJP | L. Nagendra | INC | K. Harish Gowda | JD(S) | H.K. Ramesh | ||||
218 | Narasimharaja | BJP | Sandesh Swami | INC | Tanveer Sait | JD(S) | Abdul Kader Shahid | ||||
219 | Varuna | BJP | V. Somanna | INC | Siddaramaiah | JD(S) | Bharti Shankar | ||||
220 | T. Narasipur (SC) | BJP | M. Revanna | INC | H. C. Mahadevappa | JD(S) | Ashwinkumar | ||||
Chamarajanagar | 221 | Hanur | BJP | Preetham Nagappa | INC | R. Narendra | JD(S) | Manjunath | |||
222 | Kollegal (SC) | BJP | N. Mahesh | INC | A. R. Krishna Murthy | JD(S) | Puttaswamy | ||||
223 | Chamarajanagar | BJP | V. Somanna | INC | C. Puttaranga Shetty | JD(S) | Mallikarjun Swamy | ||||
224 | Gundlupet | BJP | C.S. Niranjan Kumar | INC | H.M. Ganesh Parasad | JD(S) | Kadabur Manjunath |
Issues
Belagavi border dispute
Tensions concerning the Belagavi border dispute intensified in early December 2022 as a delegation of Maharashtra politicians proposed to travel to Belagavi district to demand the merger of some villages in Karnataka with Maharashtra, with politicians from Maharashtra making provocative statements.[65][66][67] The border row escalated into violence after vehicles from both states were attacked and damaged in Belgaon and Pune in mid-December.[68]
The issue has resurfaced ahead of assembly elections.[69] Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for failing in his duties to protect the state.[70]
Corruption
In July 2021, D. Kempanna, president of the Karnataka State Contractors' Association wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging large-scale corruption in the award and implementation of civil contracts in Karnataka. In the letter, he alleged that contractors were being forced to pay a 40% commission to officials at the BJP government, cutting across departments, for projects.[71] Congress started a campaign PayCM to widely publicize these allegations.[72]
Contractor Santhosh Patil (aged 40) who accused then-state cabinet minister K. S. Eshwarappa of harassing him for commissions committed suicide at Shambhavi Hotel in Udupi on 12 April 2022. He alleged that the BJP leader had been harassing him for commissions to clear the bills for contracts he had implemented for the government over a year ago.[73] Eshwarappa had to resign as cabinet minister following the incident,[74] and has retired from electoral politics.[75]
In August 2022, two associations representing 13,000 schools in Karnataka wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government of corruption. "Unscientific, irrational, discriminatory and noncompliance norms are applied to only unaided private schools and huge corruption is in place," the letter read. The school associations urged PM Modi to look into the allegations and launch an inquiry into the affairs of the Karnataka education ministry.[76]
In order to "expose" the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the opposition Congress party has determined to make the Bitcoin scam an election issue in the 2023 elections.[77][78]
When the merchandise was exported via Goa, depriving Karnataka of its tax revenue, the state exchequer lost roughly Rs 60 crore while the excise scam cost about Rs 200 crore, according to Priyank Kharge.[79]
Communal polarization
According to political analysts Phani Rajanna and Sandeep Shastri, with Karnataka polls nearing, the BJP is raking up more and more communal issues to divide people and polarise the votes. This has been shown by communal tensions started by right-wing Hindutva groups on hijab, halal, azan, boycott of Muslim-run shops, and moral policing of Muslims and Christians, which have been linked to the Bommai government.[80]
The BJP has focused its campaign around communal issues,[81] drawing stark criticism from the opposition Congress, which accused it of neglecting governance issues.[82]
Reservation controversy
Caste politics have once again risen to the forefront following the just completed elections in five states. The tone for the assembly elections the next year is being set by the regrouping of various caste lobbies in their fight for reservation.[83][84][85] The Karnataka government has courted controversy with its orders to take away 4% OBC quota from Muslims and redistributing them to Lingayats and Vokkaligas. In addition the government has expressed support for internal reservation for Scheduled Castes into SC right, SC left and SC 'touchable' and SC other. Communities such as the Banjara have protested this move as depriving them of a share.[86]
Farm laws
While various caste groups are working to make the controversial farm rules that the government passed two years ago the main topic for the forthcoming assembly elections, farmer organisations are getting ready to resurrect the issue.[87][88][89]
Nandini vs Amul
In Karnataka, a war brewing between two major milk cooperatives in the country has spilled over into a political slugfest ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. The Amul vs Nandini row has created a stir in the state, with opposition mainly Congress leaders and pro-Kannada groups attacking the government for allowing Amul to sell fresh milk and curd in Bengaluru. The critics believe that entry of Amul in the fresh milk market could spell trouble for Karnataka’s local brand, Nandini.[90][91][92]
Campaigns
Bharatiya Janata Party
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and former chief minister B. S. Yediyurappa started the "Jana Sankalpa Yatra" for the Bharatiya Janata Party on 11 October 2022, coinciding with the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress' Rahul Gandhi in the state. The yatra would cover 52 assembly constituencies.[93]
On 3 January 2023, BJP Karnataka state president Nalin Kumar Kateel in a party meet at Mangalore said that people should prioritise the issue of "love jihad" over "road, gutter, drain and other small issues".[94] Several state BJP leaders expressed unhappiness over the remarks and felt that it would not help the party cause.[95]
On 26 April 2023, BJP top leader Amit Shah said, "If the Congress comes to power, dynastic politics will be at an all-time high and Karnataka will be afflicted with riots". In response, Indian National Congress filed a police complaint against Amit Shah for provocative statements and promoting enmity.[96][97][98]
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress kickstarted its campaign with the entry of the Bharat Jodo Yatra[99] in Karnataka on 30 September 2022. The yatra had huge crowds throughout the state,[100][101] galvanising the party cadre and increasing morale of party workers, according to political experts.[102] Police started cracking down on Congress' PayCM campaign against the alleged corruption in the Bommai ministry upon the entry of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.[103] In the yatra, Rahul Gandhi stressed issues such as the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the state BJP government[104] and the importance of regional languages, especially Kannada.[105]
In September 2022, the Congress set up QR codes of "PayCM" in many parts of Bengaluru. These posters had Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai's dotted face with the caption "40% Accepted Here...Scan this QR code to make CM PAY for Corruption" as a knockoff of the QR code of Paytm. These posters referred to the allegations that Bommai's BJP government took bribes in awarding public contracts and recruitments.[106] These QR codes took scanners to a website people could report corruption and make complains at a designated website.[107]
Manifesto
A 10-point platform for the Coastal region was released by the Congress Party for the Assembly elections. It focuses on generating employment, luring capital, growing tourism, and fostering social peace.[108]
Janata Dal (Secular)
The Janata Dal (Secular) kickstarted the Pancharatna Yatra in Mulabagilu on 1 November 2022.[109] A road campaign across the Old Mysore region, it has been witnessing a huge turnout in the southern region of the state.[110]
Polls
Opinion polls
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Active Parties |
Indian National Congress |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Janata Dal (Secular) |
Others |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Sample Size | Date published | Lead | ||||
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INC | BJP | JD(S) | Others | ||||
South First-People's Pulse[111] | 4,585 | 4 January 2023 | 40% | 36% | 16% | 8% | 4% |
ABP-CVoter[112] | 24,759 | 29 March 2023 | 40.1% | 34.7% | 17.9% | 7.3% | 5.4% |
South First-People's Pulse[113] | 5,600 | 13 April 2023 | 41% | 36% | 16% | 7% | 5% |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Sample Size | Date published | Majority | ||||
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INC | BJP | JD(S) | Others | ||||
South First-People's Pulse[111] | 4,585 | 4 January 2023 | 101 | 91 | 29 | 3 | Hung |
ABP-CVoter[112] | 24,759 | 29 March 2023 | 115-127 | 68-80 | 23-35 | 0-2 | INC |
South First-People's Pulse [113] | 5,600 | 13 April 2023 | 95-105 | 90-100 | 25-30 | 1-2 | Hung |
Results
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See also
- 2023 elections in India
- Elections in Karnataka
- Caste politics in Karnataka
- Operation Kamala in Karnataka
- 2019 Karnataka political crisis
Notes
- ^ a b Congress is supporting Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate Darshan Puttannaiah in Melukote constituency.[63][64]
- ^ a b c d e f g h JD(S) is supporting CPI(M) candidate in Gulbarga Rural, Bagepalli and K. R. Puram constituencies; RPI candidate in Vijay Nagar, C. V. Raman Nagar and Mahadevapura constituencies; and INC candidate in Nanjangud constituency.[60][61]
- ^ CPI will support Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate in Melukote, CPI(M) candidate in Bagepalli and Congress candidates in the other 215 constituencies.[29]
- ^ Nomination of JDS candidate Abdul Jafar Ali from Shivajinagar constituency was rejected.[62]
External links
References
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