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

Dhananjay Anandrao Jagadale Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Winner

Kamble Manoj Mahadev BSP Loser

Madhukar Baburao (Babu) Kale IND Loser

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Shiv Sena Loser

Abbas Ahamad Shaikh IND Loser

Adv. Kiran Laxman Manjare IND Loser

Anand Nagnath Yadav Maharashtra Rajya Samiti Loser

Deshmukh Sahebrao Shahajirao IND Loser

Ismail Usman Patel IND Loser

Kishor Anand Deshmukh IND Loser

Lalu Dastagir Soudagar IND Loser

Mohsin Babu Pathan IND Loser

Mohsin Sabir Tamboli IND Loser

Samir Mubin Sayyad IND Loser

Sharif Rashid Shaikh IND Loser

Varsha Vinod Kambale IND Loser

Barshi Elections 2024 Schedule

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

Nov2024

Nominations start

15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

29 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

04 Nov 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2009

Sopal Dilip Gangadhar

2014

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal

2019

Rajendra Vitthal Raut

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dhananjay Anandrao Jagadale

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate Professional

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

2 75 Graduate Professional

Kamble Manoj Mahadev Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Madhukar Baburao (Babu) Kale Rs 95,000 ~ 95 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 67 12th Pass

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Rs 32,24,56,650 ~ 32 Crore+

Cases Age Education

7 54 12th Pass

Abbas Ahamad Shaikh Rs 10,20,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 5th Pass

Adv. Kiran Laxman Manjare Rs 1,90,048 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Post Graduate

Anand Nagnath Yadav Rs 18,08,591 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 32 Graduate Professional

Deshmukh Sahebrao Shahajirao Rs 69,34,963 ~ 69 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Ismail Usman Patel Rs 2,20,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 47 Others

Kishor Anand Deshmukh Rs 10,33,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate Professional

Lalu Dastagir Soudagar

Cases Age Education

0 50 8th Pass

Mohsin Babu Pathan Rs 4,25,825 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 32 12th Pass

Mohsin Sabir Tamboli Rs 2,41,566 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 36 8th Pass

Samir Mubin Sayyad

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Sharif Rashid Shaikh Rs 5,16,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Varsha Vinod Kambale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Rs 16,33,34,618 ~ 16 Crore+

Cases Age Education

6 49 12th Pass

Adv. Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Rs 62,000 ~ 62 Thou+

Cases Age Education

2 70 Graduate Professional

Adv. Suhas Tulshidas Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 36 Post Graduate

Anand Ramchandra Kashid Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Atul Bapurao Itkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 45 10th Pass

Babita Lakhan Kale

Cases Age Education

0 25 Post Graduate

Jagannath Nivrutti Munde Rs 37,25,000 ~ 37 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Kamilauddin Ajimoddin Kazi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 5th Pass

Kanishk Suresh Shinde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Mahadev Eknath Kakade Rs 7,78,074 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Nagnath Abhimanu Chavan

Cases Age Education

2 38 12th Pass

Niranjan Prakash Bhumkar Rs 5,53,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 Graduate

Rajesh Madhukar Bangar Rs 14,91,416 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Vishal Bahubali Kalaskar Rs 2,57,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate Professional

Bhosale Mohan Balasaheb Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 8th Pass

Gadhave Pravin Vinayak Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Ismail Musa Pathan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Itkar Atul Bapurao

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Jahangir Yakub Bagwan Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 0 5th Pass

Mirgane Rajendra Sukhdev Rs 25,98,94,898 ~ 25 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Rs 8,47,88,601 ~ 8 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 45 12th Pass

Shinde Ganesh Suresh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Sudhir Vishwambhar Gadhave

Cases Age Education

0 50 Others

Suvarna Kishor Shivpure Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 42 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sopal Dilip Gangadhar Rs 2,26,348 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 59 Graduate Professional

Barbole Vishwas Arjunrao Rs 49,94,137 ~ 49 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 45 Graduate

Garad Amol Dattu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 8th Pass

Kamiloddin Ajimoddin Kazi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 5th Pass

Patil Ravindra Sahbrao Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Raut Rajendra Vitthal

Cases Age Education

7 40 12th Pass

Sarnot Rajendra Babulal Rs 28,01,250 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 51 10th Pass

Wadave Babasaheb Bhaurao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Dhananjay Anandrao Jagadale

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Kamble Manoj Mahadev Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Madhukar Baburao (Babu) Kale Rs 95,000 ~ 95 Thou+

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Rs 32,24,56,650 ~ 32 Crore+

Abbas Ahamad Shaikh Rs 10,20,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Adv. Kiran Laxman Manjare Rs 1,90,048 ~ 1 Lacs+

Anand Nagnath Yadav Rs 18,08,591 ~ 18 Lacs+

Deshmukh Sahebrao Shahajirao Rs 69,34,963 ~ 69 Lacs+

Ismail Usman Patel Rs 2,20,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Kishor Anand Deshmukh Rs 10,33,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Lalu Dastagir Soudagar

Mohsin Babu Pathan Rs 4,25,825 ~ 4 Lacs+

Mohsin Sabir Tamboli Rs 2,41,566 ~ 2 Lacs+

Samir Mubin Sayyad

Sharif Rashid Shaikh Rs 5,16,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Varsha Vinod Kambale Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Rs 16,33,34,618 ~ 16 Crore+

Adv. Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Rs 62,000 ~ 62 Thou+

Adv. Suhas Tulshidas Kamble Rs 0 ~

Anand Ramchandra Kashid Rs 0 ~

Atul Bapurao Itkar Rs 0 ~

Babita Lakhan Kale

Jagannath Nivrutti Munde Rs 37,25,000 ~ 37 Lacs+

Kamilauddin Ajimoddin Kazi Rs 0 ~

Kanishk Suresh Shinde Rs 0 ~

Mahadev Eknath Kakade Rs 7,78,074 ~ 7 Lacs+

Nagnath Abhimanu Chavan

Niranjan Prakash Bhumkar Rs 5,53,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Rajesh Madhukar Bangar Rs 14,91,416 ~ 14 Lacs+

Vishal Bahubali Kalaskar Rs 2,57,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Rs 0 ~

Bhosale Mohan Balasaheb Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Gadhave Pravin Vinayak Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Ismail Musa Pathan Rs 0 ~

Itkar Atul Bapurao

Jahangir Yakub Bagwan Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Mirgane Rajendra Sukhdev Rs 25,98,94,898 ~ 25 Crore+

Rajendra Vitthal Raut Rs 8,47,88,601 ~ 8 Crore+

Shinde Ganesh Suresh Rs 0 ~

Sudhir Vishwambhar Gadhave

Suvarna Kishor Shivpure Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Sopal Dilip Gangadhar Rs 2,26,348 ~ 2 Lacs+

Barbole Vishwas Arjunrao Rs 49,94,137 ~ 49 Lacs+

Garad Amol Dattu Rs 0 ~

Kamiloddin Ajimoddin Kazi Rs 0 ~

Patil Ravindra Sahbrao Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Raut Rajendra Vitthal

Sarnot Rajendra Babulal Rs 28,01,250 ~ 28 Lacs+

Wadave Babasaheb Bhaurao Rs 0 ~

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