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

Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar BJP Winner

Adv. Vivekkumar Tiwari IND Loser

Heera Nawaji Devasi INC Loser

Muhammed Rizwan Coatwala IND Loser

Prashant Prakash Ghadge IND Loser

Saddam Firoj Khan IND Loser

Chand Mohammed Sheikh IND Loser

Chandrashekhar Dattaram Shetye IND Loser

Jain Surya Veer Janshakti Party Loser

Jeevaram Chintaman Baghel Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Loser

Manohar Gopal Jadhav IND Loser

Rukhe Arjun Ganpat BSP Loser

Vilas Hari Borle Lokshahi Ekta Party Loser

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Polling

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Nominations start

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Nominations end

29 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

04 Nov 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2009

Annie Shekhar

2014

Raj Purohit

2019

Rahul Suresh Narwekar

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar Rs 84,68,89,918 ~ 84 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 47 Graduate Professional

Adv. Vivekkumar Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Post Graduate

Heera Nawaji Devasi

Cases Age Education

1 48 Literate

Muhammed Rizwan Coatwala Rs 43,05,857 ~ 43 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Post Graduate

Prashant Prakash Ghadge

Cases Age Education

2 39 8th Pass

Saddam Firoj Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Chand Mohammed Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 5th Pass

Chandrashekhar Dattaram Shetye Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 63 5th Pass

Jain Surya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Jeevaram Chintaman Baghel Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 12th Pass

Manohar Gopal Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 59 10th Pass

Rukhe Arjun Ganpat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Vilas Hari Borle Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 47 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Rahul Suresh Narwekar

Cases Age Education

2 42 Graduate Professional

Amol Tulshidas Govalkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Arjun Ganpat Rukhe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap Rs 20,91,36,919 ~ 20 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 63 Graduate

Jitendra Ramchandra Kamble Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 33 10th Pass

Rajendra Daulat Suryavanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Literate

Santosh Gopinath Chavan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 34 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Raj Purohit Rs 87,72,941 ~ 87 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 59 Graduate Professional

Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde Rs 6,89,764 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

8 43 Graduate

Ashok Meshram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 10th Pass

Bernard Chaves (bharat Patil) Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

Deshappa Shivappa Rathod Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate Professional

Jain Surendrakumar K.

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Kamble Ramesh Kashiram Rs 16,000 ~ 16 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 41 5th Pass

Mohammed Taiyab Ibrahim Tai Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Mohd. Zubair Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Pandurang Ganpat Sakpal Rs 5,37,877 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 51 Graduate

Patel Bashir Musa

Cases Age Education

0 62 8th Pass

Sanjay Arjun Nakte Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Santosh Gopinath Chavan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 8th Pass

Smt. Anni Sitambalam Shekhar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 75 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Annie Shekhar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 70 8th Pass

Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde Rs 58,466 ~ 58 Thou+

Cases Age Education

7 38 Graduate

Ilyas Khan (ILU) Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 31 5th Pass

Jain Surendra Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Kantibhai Thakorbhai Patel

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

L. D. Mendes Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 8th Pass

Manohar Gopal Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Minoo Savakshaw Nalawalla Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Mohammed Asif Lakhani Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Narayanrao Alve

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Raj K. Purohit Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 53 Graduate Professional

Rushant Vartak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Shahbaz Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 8th Pass

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Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar Rs 84,68,89,918 ~ 84 Crore+

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Heera Nawaji Devasi

Muhammed Rizwan Coatwala Rs 43,05,857 ~ 43 Lacs+

Prashant Prakash Ghadge

Saddam Firoj Khan Rs 0 ~

Chand Mohammed Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Chandrashekhar Dattaram Shetye Rs 0 ~

Jain Surya Rs 0 ~

Jeevaram Chintaman Baghel Rs 0 ~

Manohar Gopal Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Rukhe Arjun Ganpat Rs 0 ~

Vilas Hari Borle Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Rahul Suresh Narwekar

Amol Tulshidas Govalkar Rs 0 ~

Arjun Ganpat Rukhe Rs 0 ~

Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap Rs 20,91,36,919 ~ 20 Crore+

Jitendra Ramchandra Kamble Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Rajendra Daulat Suryavanshi Rs 0 ~

Santosh Gopinath Chavan Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Raj Purohit Rs 87,72,941 ~ 87 Lacs+

Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde Rs 6,89,764 ~ 6 Lacs+

Ashok Meshram Rs 0 ~

Bernard Chaves (bharat Patil) Rs 0 ~

Deshappa Shivappa Rathod Rs 0 ~

Jain Surendrakumar K.

Kamble Ramesh Kashiram Rs 16,000 ~ 16 Thou+

Mohammed Taiyab Ibrahim Tai Rs 0 ~

Mohd. Zubair Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Pandurang Ganpat Sakpal Rs 5,37,877 ~ 5 Lacs+

Patel Bashir Musa

Sanjay Arjun Nakte Rs 0 ~

Santosh Gopinath Chavan Rs 0 ~

Smt. Anni Sitambalam Shekhar Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Annie Shekhar Rs 0 ~

Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde Rs 58,466 ~ 58 Thou+

Ilyas Khan (ILU) Rs 0 ~

Jain Surendra Kumar Rs 0 ~

Kantibhai Thakorbhai Patel

L. D. Mendes Rs 0 ~

Manohar Gopal Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Minoo Savakshaw Nalawalla Rs 0 ~

Mohammed Asif Lakhani Rs 0 ~

Narayanrao Alve

Raj K. Purohit Rs 0 ~

Rushant Vartak Rs 0 ~

Shahbaz Khan Rs 0 ~

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