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.

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

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Ram Kumar Gautam

2014

Cap. Abhimanyu Singh

2009

Saroj

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajay Chaudhary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Bhai Satish Masudpur Rs 3,85,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 10th Pass

Capt. Abhimanyu Rs 33,06,22,489 ~ 33 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 56 Post Graduate

Dharamvir Sarowa Rs 5,68,344 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate

Jaibir Alias Jai Vir

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Jaibir S/O Chander Bhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Jassi Jasbir S/O Bani Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Jassi Petwar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Krishan Majra Rs 2,30,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Ranbir Singh Lohan

Cases Age Education

0 52 Post Graduate

Ravi Kumar Rs 1,30,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Sandeep Kumar Rs 3,40,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Umed Singh Lohan Rs 1,25,97,055 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Post Graduate

Yogesh Gautam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ram Kumar Gautam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 73 Graduate Professional

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Baljeet Sihag Rs 2,66,76,247 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Graduate

Captain Abhimanyu Rs 35,34,76,262 ~ 35 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Post Graduate

Dinesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Jasvir Singh (Jassi Petwar)

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Joginder Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Mahender Singh Rs 21,32,886 ~ 21 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 51 10th Pass

Mandeep Bhartiya Rs 68,432 ~ 68 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Rajbir Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate Professional

Rajpal Ambedkar

Cases Age Education

0 51 Literate

Ram Kumar S/O Munshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 63 10th Pass

Ram Kumar S/O Ratan Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 Illiterate

Ram Kumar S/O Rattan Singh Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Literate

Rani Devi

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Sandeep Rs 3,51,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 10th Pass

Savita Kajal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Shamsher Singh Rs 16,54,060 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Subhash Gaur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate Professional

Sukhbir

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Cap. Abhimanyu Singh Rs 9,49,23,514 ~ 9 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate Professional

Bhal Singh Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate Professional

Bijender Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Hari Om Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Jaideep

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate Professional

Krishan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Navdeep Rs 4,27,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate Professional

Neelam Rani Rs 7,89,983 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

Raj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Raj Singh Mor

Cases Age Education

0 60 Post Graduate

Raj Singh S/o Bhale Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 5th Pass

Raj Singh S/o Chattar Singh Rs 3,90,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Raj Singh S/o Prem Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Rajbir Singh Sandhu Rs 1,41,02,722 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Rajender

Cases Age Education

0 56 5th Pass

Ram Kumar Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Others

Ram Kumar Gautam Rs 40,25,133 ~ 40 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate Professional

Ram Mehar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 26 Graduate

Ramesh Sandhu Rs 48,00,000 ~ 48 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 37 12th Pass

Sumit Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 25 10th Pass

Surender Singh Rs 34,98,131 ~ 34 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Suresh Kumar Rs 1,07,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Post Graduate

Surjit Lohan Rs 4,75,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Saroj

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Anil Kumar Rs 5,80,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Arya Satish Kumar Rs 5,19,486 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Bhal Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Capt. Abhimanyu Rs 60,10,194 ~ 60 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Ishwar Singh

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Rajesh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate Professional

Ram Avtar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

RAM KUMAR GAUTAM Rs 49,25,318 ~ 49 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate Professional

Rupender Rana Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate Professional

Narnaund Elections 2024

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ajay Chaudhary Rs 0 ~

Bhai Satish Masudpur Rs 3,85,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Capt. Abhimanyu Rs 33,06,22,489 ~ 33 Crore+

Dharamvir Sarowa Rs 5,68,344 ~ 5 Lacs+

Jaibir Alias Jai Vir

Jaibir S/O Chander Bhan Rs 0 ~

Jassi Jasbir S/O Bani Singh Rs 0 ~

Jassi Petwar Rs 0 ~

Krishan Majra Rs 2,30,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Ranbir Singh Lohan

Ravi Kumar Rs 1,30,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sandeep Kumar Rs 3,40,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Umed Singh Lohan Rs 1,25,97,055 ~ 1 Crore+

Yogesh Gautam Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Ram Kumar Gautam Rs 0 ~

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Baljeet Sihag Rs 2,66,76,247 ~ 2 Crore+

Captain Abhimanyu Rs 35,34,76,262 ~ 35 Crore+

Dinesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Jasvir Singh (Jassi Petwar)

Joginder Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Mahender Singh Rs 21,32,886 ~ 21 Lacs+

Mandeep Bhartiya Rs 68,432 ~ 68 Thou+

Rajbir Singh Rs 0 ~

Rajpal Ambedkar

Ram Kumar S/O Munshi Rs 0 ~

Ram Kumar S/O Ratan Singh Rs 0 ~

Ram Kumar S/O Rattan Singh Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Rani Devi

Sandeep Rs 3,51,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Savita Kajal Rs 0 ~

Shamsher Singh Rs 16,54,060 ~ 16 Lacs+

Subhash Gaur Rs 0 ~

Sukhbir

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Cap. Abhimanyu Singh Rs 9,49,23,514 ~ 9 Crore+

Bhal Singh Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bijender Kumar Rs 0 ~

Hari Om Rs 0 ~

Jaideep

Krishan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Navdeep Rs 4,27,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Neelam Rani Rs 7,89,983 ~ 7 Lacs+

Raj Rs 0 ~

Raj Singh Mor

Raj Singh S/o Bhale Ram Rs 0 ~

Raj Singh S/o Chattar Singh Rs 3,90,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Raj Singh S/o Prem Singh Rs 0 ~

Rajbir Singh Sandhu Rs 1,41,02,722 ~ 1 Crore+

Rajender

Ram Kumar Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Ram Kumar Gautam Rs 40,25,133 ~ 40 Lacs+

Ram Mehar Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Sandhu Rs 48,00,000 ~ 48 Lacs+

Sumit Kumar

Surender Singh Rs 34,98,131 ~ 34 Lacs+

Suresh Kumar Rs 1,07,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Surjit Lohan Rs 4,75,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Saroj

Anil Kumar Rs 5,80,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Arya Satish Kumar Rs 5,19,486 ~ 5 Lacs+

Bhal Singh Rs 0 ~

Capt. Abhimanyu Rs 60,10,194 ~ 60 Lacs+

Ishwar Singh

Rajesh Rs 0 ~

Ram Avtar Rs 0 ~

RAM KUMAR GAUTAM Rs 49,25,318 ~ 49 Lacs+

Rupender Rana Rs 0 ~

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