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

Ajay Kumar Ranjan Lokhit Adhikar Party Loser

Ashish Kumar Right to Recall Party Loser

Basu Mahto IND Loser

Chandrashekhar Mandal Samata Party Loser

Dinesh Kumar Yadav IND Loser

Jageshwar Parsad Verma Rashtriya Samanta Dal Loser

Jitan Saw IND Loser

Md Salim Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Loser

Nagendra Mahto BJP Winner

Santosh Kumar BSP Loser

Shrikant Prasad IND Loser

Vinod Kumar Singh CPI(ML)(L) Loser

Vishwanath Kumar IND Loser

Bagodar Elections 2024 Schedule

Phase 1 Phase 2

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

Nov2024

Nominations start

15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

29 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

01 Nov 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Vinod Kumar Singh

2014

Nagendra Mahto

2009

Vinod Kumar Singh

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajay Kumar Ranjan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 29 Post Graduate

Ashish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Basu Mahto Rs 2,07,904 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Chandrashekhar Mandal Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Dinesh Kumar Yadav

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Jageshwar Parsad Verma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Jitan Saw Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Illiterate

Md Salim Rs 23,06,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 49 12th Pass

Nagendra Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 73 Graduate

Santosh Kumar

Cases Age Education

3 37 Graduate

Shrikant Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate Professional

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 49 Post Graduate

Vishwanath Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Literate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 43 Post Graduate

Anup Kumar Pandey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Damodar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Dashrath Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

Deepak Prasad Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Jagdish Mahto

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Jay Prakash Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 47 12th Pass

Lalita Kumari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

Nagendra Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate

Rajani Kaur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 42 10th Pass

Tekochand Mahto

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate Professional

Vasudev Pra Verma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Nagendra Mahto Rs 4,80,105 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate

Chhotelal Prasad Rs 18,00,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 46 12th Pass

Gautam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Giridhari Ram Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Jagdish Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Kamrudin Ansari

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Md. Salim Akhtar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Post Graduate

Mohammad Iqbal Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Nilkanth Mahto Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 8th Pass

Nirmal Rana

Cases Age Education

0 42 Post Graduate

Prakash Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Puja Chatterjee Rs 3,93,700 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 25 Literate

Shyam Sunder Verma Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 7,775 ~ 7 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 38 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 1,03,768 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Post Graduate

Abdul Mobin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Ashok Kumar Mandal Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 25 10th Pass

Baldeo Pd. Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Gautam Sagar Rana Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 55 Graduate

Giridhari Ram

Cases Age Education

2 40 Graduate

Imtiyaj Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 45 10th Pass

Jagdish Mahto Rs 4,55,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Mahesh Mishra Rs 300 ~ 3 Hund+

Cases Age Education

6 32 Graduate Professional

Nagendra Mahto Rs 3,40,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate Professional

Nakul Prasad Mandal

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate

Prakash Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Satrudhan Pd. Mandal Rs 1,49,800 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 33 12th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ajay Kumar Ranjan Rs 0 ~

Ashish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Basu Mahto Rs 2,07,904 ~ 2 Lacs+

Chandrashekhar Mandal Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Dinesh Kumar Yadav

Jageshwar Parsad Verma Rs 0 ~

Jitan Saw Rs 0 ~

Md Salim Rs 23,06,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Nagendra Mahto Rs 0 ~

Santosh Kumar

Shrikant Prasad Rs 0 ~

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Vishwanath Kumar Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Anup Kumar Pandey Rs 0 ~

Damodar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Dashrath Singh Rs 0 ~

Deepak Prasad Sinha Rs 0 ~

Jagdish Mahto

Jay Prakash Prasad Rs 0 ~

Lalita Kumari Rs 0 ~

Nagendra Mahto Rs 0 ~

Rajani Kaur Rs 0 ~

Tekochand Mahto

Vasudev Pra Verma Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Nagendra Mahto Rs 4,80,105 ~ 4 Lacs+

Chhotelal Prasad Rs 18,00,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Gautam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Giridhari Ram Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Jagdish Mahto Rs 0 ~

Kamrudin Ansari

Md. Salim Akhtar Rs 0 ~

Mohammad Iqbal Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Nilkanth Mahto Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Nirmal Rana

Prakash Prasad Rs 0 ~

Puja Chatterjee Rs 3,93,700 ~ 3 Lacs+

Shyam Sunder Verma Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 7,775 ~ 7 Thou+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Vinod Kumar Singh Rs 1,03,768 ~ 1 Lacs+

Abdul Mobin Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Mandal Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Baldeo Pd. Mahto Rs 0 ~

Gautam Sagar Rana Rs 0 ~

Giridhari Ram

Imtiyaj Ansari Rs 0 ~

Jagdish Mahto Rs 4,55,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Mahesh Mishra Rs 300 ~ 3 Hund+

Nagendra Mahto Rs 3,40,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Nakul Prasad Mandal

Prakash Prasad Rs 0 ~

Satrudhan Pd. Mandal Rs 1,49,800 ~ 1 Lacs+

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