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Karnataka elections 2023: The men and women behind the Congress success

The party ran a united campaign, setting the agenda throughout. Here is the list of people who made it a success

BJP wiped out from Dravidian landscape, says Stalin; pats Congress

The BJP has been ousted from power in the Dravidian landscape with the Congress party's victory in Karnataka and like-minded parties should join forces to win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. Stalin greeted Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, top leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar on the party's emphatic win in Karnataka. The Tamil Nadu CM spoke to them over phone. In a social media post, Stalin said: "The land mass of Dravidian family stands clear of BJP. Now let us all work together to win 2024 (LS polls) to restore democracy and constitutional values in India." Congratulating the Congress party for the spectacular win, he said: "The unjustifiable disqualification of brother Rahul Gandhi as MP, misusing premier investigative agencies against political opponents, imposing Hindi, rampant corruption have all echoed in the minds of Karnataka people while voting and they have upheld the

#PayCM to 5 guarantees: How Cong took lead in setting agenda in Karnataka

The party followed a two-pronged approach to campaign, cornering the BJP govt and offering solutions closer to the polls

I take full responsibility for the defeat, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he will take full responsibility for the BJP's defeat in the Assembly elections, and that the party will function as a responsible opposition in the days to come. He said Congress' "much organised" election strategy might have been one of the major reasons for its win. "Election results are in the final stages, I accept the mandate of the people with utmost respect. I take responsibility for this BJP's defeat, no one else has the responsibility. As the chief minister of the state I take the responsibility. There is a need to do the complete analysis of this defeat, as there are various reasons for this," Bommai said. Speaking to reporters here, he said the party will analyse the performance in every constituency in detail. "We will try to overcome all the shortcomings, organise ourselves and the party will once again bounce back. We are a national party and will make all the necessary preparations organisationally and ...

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 4 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 4 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka CM will be chosen through party's consensus: Cong prez Kharge

Kharge hails from Karnataka and the assembly election was crucial for him. His son Priyank Kharge won from Chittapur

Bajrang Bali's mace fell on BJP: Sanjay Raut on Karnataka results

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday termed BJP's loss in Karnataka elections as the defeat of PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Bajrang Bali's mace has fallen on the BJP, Raut told reporters. The Congress, in its election manifesto for Karnataka, made a promise to clamp down on extremist organisations and referred to banned Islamist outfit PFI and the Bajrang Dal, the VHP's youth wing, in the same vein. At an election rally in Karnataka, PM Narendra Modi had hit out at the Congress for promising to ban the Bajrang Dal and lock up those who chant 'Jai Bajrang Bali' (Hail Lord Hanuman). This is the defeat of Modi and Shah, Raut said, adding that whatever has happened in Karnataka is exactly what is going to take place in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The results of Karnataka elections are a pointer to the results of Lok Sabha polls next year, Raut said. The Congress is set to win power in Karnataka, ousting the BJP from its only southern pe

Congress' victory in Karnataka shows 'Modi is not invincible': Opposition

Opposition leaders on Saturday lauded the Congress for its victory in Karnataka and thanked the people of the state, saying that this win has showed that "Modi is not invincible". "Pro-poor promises and secular stance helped Congress to score the historic Karnataka victory. It urges them to learn necessary lessons and to be more responsible in national politics. Modi is never invincible. If all secular forces are united, 2024 will see the end of BJP Raj," said Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam. TMC MP Mahua Moitra tweeted, "Thank you Karnataka. For choosing LPG over Bajrangbaliji." CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya also thanked the people of the state for the mandate. "Thank you #Karnataka for giving such a fitting rebuff to not just the corrupt and non-performing Bommai regime but to the hate-filled and arrogant Modi-Shah-Yogi campaign. It has set the stage for the forthcoming elections and encouraged every defender of democrac

You can see with whom Bajrang Bali stands: Baghel after Cong wins in K'taka

The exit polls predicted a hung assembly with some showing Congress returning to power with a majority. A few exit polls also showed BJP ahead

Karnataka result is victory of suffering endured by Rahul Gandhi: Congress

Congress appeared to be consolidating its lead after crossing the halfway mark in Karnataka assembly polls with the party leading on 117 seats according to early trends of results

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 3 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 3 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka elections: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge wins back Gulbarga

Congress is leading in 5 seats that come under his parliamentary constituency

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 2 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 2 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka elections 2023: 7 out of 13 Congress, JD(S) turncoats trailing

17 MLAs had moved away from the Congress-JD(S) combine in 2019 to help the BJP come back to power. 13 of those contested these elections

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar wins from Kanakapura seat

Congress' Karnataka state president D.K. Shivakumar has won from the Kanakapura constituency in Ramanagara district by a margin of over 57,000 votes

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 1:30 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 1:30 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka chose politics of development over communal politics: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Karnataka has chosen the politics of development over communal politics, reacting to the assembly election result trends that showed the Congress marching towards victory. The Congress was striding forward with leads in 117 seats while the BJP was ahead in 75 in Karnataka, according to Election Commission of India trends, as votes were counted for an election widely seen as a litmus test for both parties ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls. "This will be repeated in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana as well," Gehlot said in a tweet in Hindi. Assembly elections in all the four states are due later this year. Gehlot said the atmosphere that was visible in Karnataka during Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' is clearly noticeable in the election results. "Under the leadership of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Congre

Karnataka elections: JD(S) heading for one of its worst performances

In Ramanagarm near Bengaluru, JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy trailed by 13,000 votes to the Congress candidate, a seat his father, former CM HD Kumaraswamy, won by over 20,000 votes in 2018

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 12:30 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 12:30 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 12 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 12 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place