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.

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

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Jai Parkash Dalal

2014

Om Prakash Gora

2009

Dharampal

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Alka Arya Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Post Graduate

Amar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 71 10th Pass

Bhoop Singh Sheoran Rs 45,32,420 ~ 45 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Geeta Bala Rs 2,35,192 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Jai Parkash Dalal

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate

Krishan Kumar Rs 2,40,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Rajbir Fartia Rs 44,18,17,894 ~ 44 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

Rajbir S/O Begraj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 8th Pass

Rajbir S/O Bharat Singh Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

Rajbir S/O Moola Ram

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Sajjan Bhardwaj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Post Graduate

Sandeep Sanjay Balhara Rs 8,12,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Sanjay Rs 2,30,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Jai Parkash Dalal

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate

Alka Arya Rs 17,30,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Azad Singh Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 8th Pass

Bharath Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Jai Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Raj Singh Gagarwas Rs 78,000 ~ 78 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 64 12th Pass

Rajender Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Ramesh Rs 8,84,128 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 Graduate

Sajjan Bhardwaj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Post Graduate

Somvir Singh

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate Professional

Subhash Chand Rs 22,000 ~ 22 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 65 Literate

Suresh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 8th Pass

Ved Parkash Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Om Prakash Gora Rs 11,55,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Bahadur Singh Rs 36,46,013 ~ 36 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 76 Graduate

Chandra Bhan Singh Sheoran Rs 12,50,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate Professional

Harish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Jai Parkash Dalal Rs 5,23,84,086 ~ 5 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate

Jitender Singh

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Krishan Kumar Rs 68,000 ~ 68 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Mukesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 8th Pass

Narender Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 10th Pass

Pawan Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 27 8th Pass

Rajbir Rs 3,40,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Rajender Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Rajesh Kumar S/o Jai Ram Rs 94,000 ~ 94 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 0 10th Pass

Rajesh Kumar S/o Jai Singh Rs 3,70,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Sadhu Ram

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Sanjay Kumar Rs 5,20,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Sombir S/o Bhal Singh Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Sombir S/o Ram Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

Somvir Singh Rs 32,54,484 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate Professional

Sumitra Devi

Cases Age Education

0 64 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dharampal Rs 5,02,037 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Chander Bhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Daya Nand Punia Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 Graduate

Dharambir Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Not Given

Dhoop Singh

Cases Age Education

0 72 8th Pass

Ishwar Singh Lakhlan Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Jaiparkash Dalal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Not Given

Kapoor Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 10th Pass

Madan Lal Rs 1,98,058 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Mohan Lal

Cases Age Education

0 61 Illiterate

Ompal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 5th Pass

Parkash Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate Professional

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

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

PILOT SANDEEP ARYA Rs 2,95,891 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Pushpa Rani

Cases Age Education

0 48 Illiterate

Rajbir Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate Professional

Rattan Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate Professional

Ravi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

SADHU RAM Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

SANDEEP ARYA

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

SOMVIR SINGH Rs 44,75,000 ~ 44 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate Professional

Loharu Elections 2024

Latest News

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Alka Arya Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Amar Singh Rs 0 ~

Bhoop Singh Sheoran Rs 45,32,420 ~ 45 Lacs+

Geeta Bala Rs 2,35,192 ~ 2 Lacs+

Jai Parkash Dalal

Krishan Kumar Rs 2,40,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Rajbir Fartia Rs 44,18,17,894 ~ 44 Crore+

Rajbir S/O Begraj Rs 0 ~

Rajbir S/O Bharat Singh Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Rajbir S/O Moola Ram

Sajjan Bhardwaj Rs 0 ~

Sandeep Sanjay Balhara Rs 8,12,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Sanjay Rs 2,30,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Jai Parkash Dalal

Alka Arya Rs 17,30,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Azad Singh Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Bharath Ram Rs 0 ~

Jai Kumar Rs 0 ~

Raj Singh Gagarwas Rs 78,000 ~ 78 Thou+

Rajender Singh Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Rs 8,84,128 ~ 8 Lacs+

Sajjan Bhardwaj Rs 0 ~

Somvir Singh

Subhash Chand Rs 22,000 ~ 22 Thou+

Suresh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ved Parkash Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Om Prakash Gora Rs 11,55,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Bahadur Singh Rs 36,46,013 ~ 36 Lacs+

Chandra Bhan Singh Sheoran Rs 12,50,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Harish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Jai Parkash Dalal Rs 5,23,84,086 ~ 5 Crore+

Jitender Singh

Krishan Kumar Rs 68,000 ~ 68 Thou+

Mukesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Narender Singh Rs 0 ~

Pawan Kumar

Rajbir Rs 3,40,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Rajender Singh Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Kumar S/o Jai Ram Rs 94,000 ~ 94 Thou+

Rajesh Kumar S/o Jai Singh Rs 3,70,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Sadhu Ram

Sanjay Kumar Rs 5,20,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Sombir S/o Bhal Singh Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sombir S/o Ram Kumar Rs 0 ~

Somvir Singh Rs 32,54,484 ~ 32 Lacs+

Sumitra Devi

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Dharampal Rs 5,02,037 ~ 5 Lacs+

Chander Bhan Rs 0 ~

Daya Nand Punia Rs 0 ~

Dharambir Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Dhoop Singh

Ishwar Singh Lakhlan Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Jaiparkash Dalal Rs 0 ~

Kapoor Singh Rs 0 ~

Madan Lal Rs 1,98,058 ~ 1 Lacs+

Mohan Lal

Ompal Rs 0 ~

Parkash Rs 0 ~

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

PILOT SANDEEP ARYA Rs 2,95,891 ~ 2 Lacs+

Pushpa Rani

Rajbir Singh Rs 0 ~

Rattan Pal Rs 0 ~

Ravi Rs 0 ~

SADHU RAM Rs 0 ~

SANDEEP ARYA

SOMVIR SINGH Rs 44,75,000 ~ 44 Lacs+

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