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.

ASSANDH Constituency Haryana Assembly Election 2024: Get ASSANDH Assembly Election details, party wise candidates list and vote share

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Shamsher Singh Gogi

2014

Bakhshish Singh Virk

2009

Pt. Zila Ram Chochra

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Advocate Soniya Bohat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Amandeep Singh Jundla Rs 26,23,941 ~ 26 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Baljit Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Gopal Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate Professional

Harjeet Singh

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Jaipal Punia Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Maratha Virender Verma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 74 Graduate Professional

Pardeep Rs 15,40,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate Professional

Prem Chand Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 80 8th Pass

Ramphal

Cases Age Education

0 68 10th Pass

Rekha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Shamsher Singh Gogi Rs 35,48,687 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate Professional

Yoginder Singh Rana Rs 65,00,000 ~ 65 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Graduate

Zile Ram Sharma Rs 11,00,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 67 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Shamsher Singh Gogi

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate Professional

Bakhshish Singh Virk Rs 58,63,516 ~ 58 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Brij Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 12th Pass

Dharmvir Padha Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

Harjeet Singh Rs 2,48,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Kartar Singh

Cases Age Education

0 72 Graduate

Manjeet Singh Rs 13,21,271 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Master Satyawan Turn Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Post Graduate

Narender Singh Rs 28,15,000 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Sanjay Kumar Rs 93,90,931 ~ 93 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

Ved Pal Rs 31,64,000 ~ 31 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Literate

Zile Ram Sharma Rs 19,50,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 62 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bakhshish Singh Virk Rs 3,24,69,253 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 57 10th Pass

Azad Kajal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Brijendra Mann Rs 1,73,172 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Post Graduate

Ishwar Chand Salwan Rs 3,28,589 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate

Ishwar Singh

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate Professional

Jagdish Kumar Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Kali Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Post Graduate

Kamal Mann Rs 1,30,91,656 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate

Krishan Lal Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 35 Literate

Mahender Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Mahi Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Moti Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 10th Pass

Parveen Kumar Rs 4,11,347 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Ram Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Ram Pal

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Ramesh Kumar Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Satpal Rs 95,000 ~ 95 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 65 8th Pass

Satpal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 Literate

Sher Partap Singh Rs 19,00,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Smt Sumita Singh

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Subhash Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 5th Pass

Surender Kumar Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Teerath Singh Rs 4,30,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Teja Singh Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Post Graduate

Virender Verma

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate Professional

Yashpal Singh Rana Rs 1,06,12,129 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Post Graduate

Yashveer Singh Rana Rs 32,04,938 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 8th Pass

Zile Ram Sharma Rs 24,00,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 57 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Pt. Zila Ram Chochra

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Anil Rana Rs 20,68,249 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

ANOOP SINGH BHOLA Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 5th Pass

BALJIT SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Post Graduate

JAI BHAGWAN SHARMA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

KULVEER SINGH PANNU

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

MAHA SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 70 Literate

MARATHA VIRENDER VERMA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 58 Graduate Professional

MASTER SATYAWAN SINGH TURAN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

Prem Singh Rs 11,41,809 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

RAGHBIR SINGH VIRK Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Graduate Professional

RAMESH CHAUDHARY Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 8th Pass

RAMPHAL SHARMA Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

Sardar Bakshish Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

SULTAN SINGH

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

YASH PAL SINGH RANA Rs 23,87,381 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Assandh Elections 2024

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Advocate Soniya Bohat Rs 0 ~

Amandeep Singh Jundla Rs 26,23,941 ~ 26 Lacs+

Baljit Singh Rs 0 ~

Gopal Singh Rs 0 ~

Harjeet Singh

Jaipal Punia Rs 0 ~

Maratha Virender Verma Rs 0 ~

Pardeep Rs 15,40,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Prem Chand Rs 0 ~

Ramphal

Rekha Rs 0 ~

Shamsher Singh Gogi Rs 35,48,687 ~ 35 Lacs+

Yoginder Singh Rana Rs 65,00,000 ~ 65 Lacs+

Zile Ram Sharma Rs 11,00,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Shamsher Singh Gogi

Bakhshish Singh Virk Rs 58,63,516 ~ 58 Lacs+

Brij Sharma Rs 0 ~

Dharmvir Padha Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Harjeet Singh Rs 2,48,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Kartar Singh

Manjeet Singh Rs 13,21,271 ~ 13 Lacs+

Master Satyawan Turn Rs 0 ~

Narender Singh Rs 28,15,000 ~ 28 Lacs+

Sanjay Kumar Rs 93,90,931 ~ 93 Lacs+

Ved Pal Rs 31,64,000 ~ 31 Lacs+

Zile Ram Sharma Rs 19,50,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Bakhshish Singh Virk Rs 3,24,69,253 ~ 3 Crore+

Azad Kajal Rs 0 ~

Brijendra Mann Rs 1,73,172 ~ 1 Lacs+

Ishwar Chand Salwan Rs 3,28,589 ~ 3 Lacs+

Ishwar Singh

Jagdish Kumar Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Kali Ram Rs 0 ~

Kamal Mann Rs 1,30,91,656 ~ 1 Crore+

Krishan Lal Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Mahender Kumar

Mahi Pal Rs 0 ~

Moti Ram Rs 0 ~

Parveen Kumar Rs 4,11,347 ~ 4 Lacs+

Ram Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ram Pal

Ramesh Kumar Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Satpal Rs 95,000 ~ 95 Thou+

Satpal Rs 0 ~

Sher Partap Singh Rs 19,00,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

Smt Sumita Singh

Subhash Sharma Rs 0 ~

Surender Kumar Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Teerath Singh Rs 4,30,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Teja Singh Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Virender Verma

Yashpal Singh Rana Rs 1,06,12,129 ~ 1 Crore+

Yashveer Singh Rana Rs 32,04,938 ~ 32 Lacs+

Zile Ram Sharma Rs 24,00,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Pt. Zila Ram Chochra

Anil Rana Rs 20,68,249 ~ 20 Lacs+

ANOOP SINGH BHOLA Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

BALJIT SINGH Rs 0 ~

JAI BHAGWAN SHARMA Rs 0 ~

KULVEER SINGH PANNU

MAHA SINGH Rs 0 ~

MARATHA VIRENDER VERMA Rs 0 ~

MASTER SATYAWAN SINGH TURAN Rs 0 ~

Prem Singh Rs 11,41,809 ~ 11 Lacs+

RAGHBIR SINGH VIRK Rs 0 ~

RAMESH CHAUDHARY Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

RAMPHAL SHARMA Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Sardar Bakshish Singh Rs 0 ~

SULTAN SINGH

YASH PAL SINGH RANA Rs 23,87,381 ~ 23 Lacs+

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