What happened in the 2018 elections, when the last polls were held?

The 2018 Assembly election results did not give any party a clear majority. After the results, the BJP was called to form the government as the single-largest party, with 104 MLAs in a House of 224. However, the Congress and JD(S) quickly came together and assembled 116 names (Congress 76, JD-S 37 and three independents) to remove it. Within a year though, the Congress-JD(S) had been toppled when 17 of their MLAs resigned from the Assembly — after being holed up in a resort in Mumbai leading up to this — and switched sides to the BJP. Karnataka BJP stalwart BS Yediyurappa became the chief minister but resigned on July 26, 2021. He was replaced by Basavaraj Bommai, who, like Yediyurappa, hails from the Lingayat community.

What is the main challenge for the BJP in Karnataka?

In both its terms in government (2008-13 and 2019 to date), the BJP did not win a clear majority in Karnataka, the only state it is in power in south India. But here is perhaps the biggest roadblock: Karnataka has never voted an incumbent back to power in 40 years.

What are some of the key conversations playing out ahead of the Karnataka polls?

Karnataka is by and large governed by specific, local factors. Hence, its caste-matrix and regional specificities have dominated the conversation at the time of the candidate selection and will likely do so going forward.

Who are the big players in Karnataka?

Naturally, the BJP, whose core base is said to be among the dominant Lingayat community. The Congress has a strong local cadre, with bastions across the state. Over the years, it has also found the backing from the SCs and STs in the state (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is a tall Dalit Congress leader from the state). The Janata Dal (Secular) – the party of former prime minister Deve Gowda – has an influence in the old Mysuru region in the state's South. It is considered that the JD(S)'s best bet is another fractured verdict like in 2004 and 2018, which would place it - like before - in the kingmaker’s seat.

How important are the Lingayats?

At nearly 17 per cent of the population, Lingayats are believed to be the state’s single largest community and reside mostly in North and Central Karnataka districts. Until the 1990s, the Lingayats, followers of Basavanna, a social reformer, largely voted for the Congress. In 1989, it formed the government in the state with the largest majority ever, 179 out of the 224 seats in the Assembly, because of the Lingayat votes mobilised by Veerendra Patil. Then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s dismissal of Patil in 1990 is said to have moved the Lingayats away from the Congress towards the BJP. This also led to the rise of BS Yediyurappa as the community’s face in the BJP. He remains its most popular leader, despite alleged attempts to sideline him. Congress, too, is trying hard to woo the Lingayat community with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leading the outreach by visiting important pilgrimage sites for Lingayats, prominent mutts and more recently participating in Basava Jayanti celebrations.

What about the Vokkaligas?

Said to be the second-largest community in the state, they have historically voted either for the JD(S) or Congress. Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar are from the community. Several constituencies of the Vokkaliga heartland are bastions for the JD(S) and Congress, and BJP has stepped up its efforts to make inroads in the region during the upcoming election.

How have different parts of Karnataka voted over the years?

Kalyana Karnataka: Earlier called Hyderabad Karnataka, this part has remained a Congress stronghold. The party is working on improving its tally there this time, and is hoping the election of Kharge — who hails from the region — as the AICC president will generate a “wave” to further boost its prospects. Analysis of results across 40 constituencies of the region shows the Congress has won more than 50 per cent of these in the last two elections, while the BJP has lost some ground it had gained in the 2008 polls. Coastal Karnataka: The BJP produced a stirring performance in the coastal regions of Karnataka in 2018, winning 18 out of a total of 21 seats. It has been a saffron party stronghold. While the Congress could only manage to secure three seats, down from 13, JD(S) got zero. Bombay Karnataka: In 2018, the BJP won 30 out of the 50 seats here, in a reiterating signal of its support from the Lingayats. The Congress got 17 seats. Central Karnataka: It comprises a total of 32 constituencies and has kept offering rich dividends to the BJP over the last decade and a half. Save for the 2013 Assembly polls, the BJP has bagged the most seats in the region since 2008. In 2018, the BJP won 21 of the seats, the Congress seven and the JD(S) won four. Old Mysuru: This region has so far only seen close contests between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). When Union Minister Amit Shah launched the BJP’s Karnataka election campaign last December from Mandya in the southern part of the state, his underlying message for party workers was clear: make further inroads here. Across all of the state’s Assembly polls, the BJP has struggled to cross the double-digit mark in the 48 constituencies in the region’s eight districts. South Karnataka is dominated by the Vokkaliga community that has largely favoured either the JD(S) or the Congress over the years.

What about Bengaluru? Who performs well in the city?

The Congress has been faring better than the BJP in the Bengaluru Urban district, which comprises 28 seats, in the last two Assembly polls. But the 2017 defections that precipitated the fall of the JD(S) and Congress coalition government give the BJP a slight edge in the urban hub.

Are we looking at any Karnataka CM faces?

The BJP has so far not declared a CM face, just as the Congress. In Congress, though, the race is largely considered to be between Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah — who both have a strong group of loyalist party leaders rallying behind them.

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Candidate name Party Status

Muzaffarnagar CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ankur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Birbal Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 71 Post Graduate

Dara Singh Prajapati Rs 8,09,94,983 ~ 8 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 55 10th Pass

Harendra Singh Malik Rs 11,29,635 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 69 Graduate

Kavita

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Manuj Verma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 5th Pass

Neel Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 35 Post Graduate

Reshu Sharma Rs 12,25,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 51 Doctorate

Shashikant Shamar

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Sunil Tyagi Rs 79,57,745 ~ 79 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 12th Pass

Muzaffarnagar CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Rs 23,73,645 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 Doctorate

Ajit Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 78 Post Graduate

Ankit Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Ashok Rs 18,57,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Jaipal Singh Saini Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 10th Pass

Krishan Pal Singh Rs 1,000 ~ 1 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

Mangeram Kashyap Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate Professional

Neel Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

S.S.K.S. Gangwal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 Post Graduate

Yajpal Singh Rathi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Muzaffarnagar CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Rs 30,90,803 ~ 30 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 41 Doctorate

Anil Kumar Rs 5,18,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate Professional

Ankur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Chater Singh Kashyap Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Gufran Ahamad Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Jagbir Singh Rs 11,00,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate Professional

Kadir Rana Rs 2,41,05,110 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

5 50 Literate

Lalit Chauhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Mange Ram Kashyap Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate Professional

Mohammed Yamin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 10th Pass

Mohd. Yamin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Illiterate

Naseem Ahmad Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Literate

Pankaj Agarwal Rs 2,71,48,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Phool Singh Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 12th Pass

Rajesh Devi Urf Radhika Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate Professional

Rakesh Rs 28,990 ~ 28 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 57 12th Pass

Shabnam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

Shandar Gufran Rs 6,61,855 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Post Graduate

Virendra Singh Rs 4,66,848 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 61 Post Graduate

Muzaffarnagar CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

KADEER RANA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 45 Literate

ABDUL AJIJ Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 57 10th Pass

ANURADHA CHAUDHARY Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

ASUTOSH PANDEY Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

BHAGWAT SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Graduate Professional

DHEER SINGH Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

HRENDRA SINGH MALIK Rs 35,24,647 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

INDRAPAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 67 12th Pass

MANISH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

MUKTA SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Post Graduate

NARENDRA KUMAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

NAWAB ALI Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

PRAMOD PAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 5th Pass

RAJENDRA SINGH Rs 3,50,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

RANVEER Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate Professional

REETA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

SALAMOODEEN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Literate

SALEK MALIK Rs 11,16,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

SANGEET SINGH SOM Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 29 Graduate

SATISH KUMAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

SATYVEER Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

VEERPAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

VIJAY Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Muzaffarnagar RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

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2019

Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

2014

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

2009

Kadeer Rana

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Neel Kumar Rs 0 ~

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Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Rs 23,73,645 ~ 23 Lacs+

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Ashok Rs 18,57,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

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Neel Kumar Rs 0 ~

S.S.K.S. Gangwal Rs 0 ~

Yajpal Singh Rathi Rs 0 ~

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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Rs 30,90,803 ~ 30 Lacs+

Anil Kumar Rs 5,18,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Ankur Rs 0 ~

Chater Singh Kashyap Rs 0 ~

Gufran Ahamad Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Jagbir Singh Rs 11,00,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Kadir Rana Rs 2,41,05,110 ~ 2 Crore+

Lalit Chauhan Rs 0 ~

Mange Ram Kashyap Rs 0 ~

Mohammed Yamin Rs 0 ~

Mohd. Yamin Rs 0 ~

Naseem Ahmad Ansari Rs 0 ~

Pankaj Agarwal Rs 2,71,48,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Phool Singh Pal Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Devi Urf Radhika Rs 0 ~

Rakesh Rs 28,990 ~ 28 Thou+

Shabnam Rs 0 ~

Shandar Gufran Rs 6,61,855 ~ 6 Lacs+

Virendra Singh Rs 4,66,848 ~ 4 Lacs+

Muzaffarnagar CANDIDATE LIST 2009

KADEER RANA Rs 0 ~

ABDUL AJIJ Rs 0 ~

ANURADHA CHAUDHARY Rs 0 ~

ASUTOSH PANDEY Rs 0 ~

BHAGWAT SINGH Rs 0 ~

DHEER SINGH Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

HRENDRA SINGH MALIK Rs 35,24,647 ~ 35 Lacs+

INDRAPAL Rs 0 ~

MANISH Rs 0 ~

MUKTA SINGH Rs 0 ~

NARENDRA KUMAR Rs 0 ~

NAWAB ALI Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

PRAMOD PAL Rs 0 ~

RAJENDRA SINGH Rs 3,50,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

RANVEER Rs 0 ~

REETA Rs 0 ~

SALAMOODEEN Rs 0 ~

SALEK MALIK Rs 11,16,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

SANGEET SINGH SOM Rs 0 ~

SATISH KUMAR Rs 0 ~

SATYVEER Rs 0 ~

VEERPAL Rs 0 ~

VIJAY Rs 0 ~

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