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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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Vinod Bhayana

2014

Renuka Bishnoi

2009

Vinod Bhayana

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Amarjeet Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Harish Verma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Jai Parkash Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Kashmiri Lal Grover Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 75 12th Pass

Navin

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Rahul Makkar Rs 12,80,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Rajender Singh Rs 1,47,15,265 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 48 12th Pass

Ravinder Kumar Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Rohit Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Post Graduate

Shamsher Singh

Cases Age Education

0 58 Illiterate

Suman Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Veerbhan Rs 50,090 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Vinod Bhayana Rs 1,54,74,259 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 67 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vinod Bhayana

Cases Age Education

1 62 Graduate

Amit Kumar Rs 12,000 ~ 12 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate Professional

Bhai Kapil Khangwal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Gurudev Singh Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Hari Ram Rs 13,04,941 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Jai Bhagwan

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Kaka Sahil Thakral Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Others

Kulbir Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

Kuldeep Bhukkal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Kuldeep Singh Rs 10,29,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Mandeep Talu

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Manoj Rathee Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Master Vijender Jeetpura Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Mukesh Kanwari Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 34 5th Pass

Mukul Sindwani Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Narender Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Om Prakash Rs 13,91,696 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate

Prem Singh Malik Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

Radhey Shyam Saini Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Rahul Makkar Rs 20,106 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Satyanarayan Bhatol

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Shammi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Surinder Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Surjeet Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate Professional

Upender Alias Vijay Jakhar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Renuka Bishnoi Rs 10,40,02,005 ~ 10 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Ashok Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Hargurjinder Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Krishan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate

Kuldeep Singh

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Mahipal Singh Vakil Rs 10,30,523 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Prop. Chhatrapal Singh Rs 50,32,305 ~ 50 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

Radhe Shyam Rs 35,000 ~ 35 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 33 8th Pass

Ram Avtar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Ramesh Rohila Sankalp

Cases Age Education

0 43 Post Graduate

Rao Kuldeep Singh Rs 29,05,024 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Sita Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 5th Pass

Sunil Goyal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 10th Pass

Umed Singh

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate Professional

Vinod Bhayana Rs 50,18,792 ~ 50 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Vinod Kumar Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Vipin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vinod Bhayana Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Ajay alias Sethi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

ARJUN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

Dhara Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate Professional

Manoj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 8th Pass

PROF. CHHATRA PAL SINGH

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Rajbir Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

Ram Kishan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

Ramesh Chander Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Satyawan Duhan Rs 3,10,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

Vaid Ratan Dev Jagra

Cases Age Education

0 57 10th Pass

Vijay Kumar Rs 29,000 ~ 29 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 27 5th Pass

Vinod Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 5th Pass

Hansi Elections 2024

Latest News

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Amarjeet Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Harish Verma Rs 0 ~

Jai Parkash Rs 0 ~

Kashmiri Lal Grover Rs 0 ~

Navin

Rahul Makkar Rs 12,80,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Rajender Singh Rs 1,47,15,265 ~ 1 Crore+

Ravinder Kumar Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Rohit Rs 0 ~

Shamsher Singh

Suman Kumar Rs 0 ~

Veerbhan Rs 50,090 ~ 50 Thou+

Vinod Bhayana Rs 1,54,74,259 ~ 1 Crore+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Vinod Bhayana

Amit Kumar Rs 12,000 ~ 12 Thou+

Bhai Kapil Khangwal Rs 0 ~

Gurudev Singh Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Hari Ram Rs 13,04,941 ~ 13 Lacs+

Jai Bhagwan

Kaka Sahil Thakral Rs 0 ~

Kulbir Singh Rs 0 ~

Kuldeep Bhukkal Rs 0 ~

Kuldeep Singh Rs 10,29,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Mandeep Talu

Manoj Rathee Rs 0 ~

Master Vijender Jeetpura Rs 0 ~

Mukesh Kanwari Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Mukul Sindwani Rs 0 ~

Narender Kumar

Om Prakash Rs 13,91,696 ~ 13 Lacs+

Prem Singh Malik Rs 0 ~

Radhey Shyam Saini Rs 0 ~

Rahul Makkar Rs 20,106 ~ 20 Thou+

Satyanarayan Bhatol

Shammi Rs 0 ~

Surinder Sharma Rs 0 ~

Surjeet Rs 0 ~

Upender Alias Vijay Jakhar Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Renuka Bishnoi Rs 10,40,02,005 ~ 10 Crore+

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Rs 0 ~

Hargurjinder Singh Rs 0 ~

Krishan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Kuldeep Singh

Mahipal Singh Vakil Rs 10,30,523 ~ 10 Lacs+

Prop. Chhatrapal Singh Rs 50,32,305 ~ 50 Lacs+

Radhe Shyam Rs 35,000 ~ 35 Thou+

Ram Avtar Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Rohila Sankalp

Rao Kuldeep Singh Rs 29,05,024 ~ 29 Lacs+

Sita Devi Rs 0 ~

Sunil Goyal Rs 0 ~

Umed Singh

Vinod Bhayana Rs 50,18,792 ~ 50 Lacs+

Vinod Kumar Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Vipin Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Vinod Bhayana Rs 0 ~

Ajay alias Sethi Rs 0 ~

ARJUN Rs 0 ~

Dhara Singh Rs 0 ~

Manoj Rs 0 ~

PROF. CHHATRA PAL SINGH

Rajbir Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Ram Kishan Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Chander Rs 0 ~

Satyawan Duhan Rs 3,10,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Vaid Ratan Dev Jagra

Vijay Kumar Rs 29,000 ~ 29 Thou+

Vinod Rs 0 ~

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