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

Agrawal Gopaldas Shankarlal INC Loser

Agrawal Vinod BJP Winner

Arun Nagorao Gajbhiye IND Loser

Dr. Badole Vinod Kashiramji IND Loser

Narendra Suhagan Meshram BSP Loser

Omprakash Somaji Rahangdale IND Loser

Rajeshkumar Hanvatlal Doye Right to Recall Party Loser

Santosh Baliram Laxane IND Loser

Satish Sadaram Bansod Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Suresh Raman Kumar Chaudhary MNS Loser

Govind Ramdas Tidke IND Loser

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Polling

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Result

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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

Agarwal Gopaldas Shankarlal

2014

Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal

2019

Agrawal Vinod Santoshkumar

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Agrawal Gopaldas Shankarlal Rs 2,03,35,487 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 73 Graduate

Agrawal Vinod Rs 22,09,989 ~ 22 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 55 12th Pass

Arun Nagorao Gajbhiye Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Dr. Badole Vinod Kashiramji Rs 11,50,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Narendra Suhagan Meshram Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 47 Graduate

Omprakash Somaji Rahangdale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Rajeshkumar Hanvatlal Doye Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Santosh Baliram Laxane Rs 1,75,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 8th Pass

Satish Sadaram Bansod

Cases Age Education

0 68 Post Graduate

Suresh Raman Kumar Chaudhary Rs 1,55,144 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 12th Pass

Govind Ramdas Tidke

Cases Age Education

0 52 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Agrawal Vinod Santoshkumar Rs 36,18,371 ~ 36 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 50 12th Pass

Amar Prabhakar Varade Rs 24,14,297 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate Professional

Arunkumar Premlal Chouhan Rs 4,50,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Atul Sharadchandra Halmare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Post Graduate

Bhuvneshvarsing Budhram Bhardvaj

Cases Age Education

1 58 12th Pass

Chaniram Laxman Meshram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 8th Pass

Dhurwas Bhaiyalal Bhoyar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Post Graduate

Gajbhiye Pramod Hiraman Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 48 Graduate

Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal Rs 1,76,72,395 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 69 Graduate

Janardhan Mohanji Bankar

Cases Age Education

0 55 8th Pass

Javed Salam Padhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Jiteshkumar Radhelal Rane Rs 14,60,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 Graduate

Kamlesh Murlidhar Ukey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Laxman Pandhrang Meshram Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 77 Literate

Poroshttam Omprakash Modi

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Pralhad Pendhar Mahant Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Vishnu Babulal Nagrikar Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal Rs 83,91,816 ~ 83 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate

Ashok [gappu] Laxminarayan Gupta Rs 84,86,992 ~ 84 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Chailbihari Matadin Agrawal Rs 9,84,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 12th Pass

Chouragade Sureshkumar Khindulal Rs 76,61,484 ~ 76 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 52 Graduate Professional

Engg. Rajiv Rupchand Thakrele Rs 3,60,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

Gajbhiye Dharmendra Shukhadev

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Ganvir Karuna Milind Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Kuthe Rajkumar Sampatrao Rs 42,03,788 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Mangal Babulal Maskare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 8th Pass

Meshram Laxaman Pandurang

Cases Age Education

0 62 Literate

Namdeo Motiram Borkar Rs 22,00,000 ~ 22 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Narayan Puranlal Patle Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Pache Digambar Sunau Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Illiterate

Santosh Kamtaprasad Umare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Uikey Gopal Tukaram

Cases Age Education

0 59 Post Graduate

Ukey Chindhuji Lakhaji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Literate

Vinod Agrawal Rs 79,40,299 ~ 79 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 45 12th Pass

Yogesh Madhawrao Bansod Rs 7,15,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Agarwal Gopaldas Shankarlal Rs 42,54,667 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

Akhil Khalil Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 5th Pass

Bhaktarti Omprakash Nathubhau Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Brahmankar Hanslal Gyniram Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 5th Pass

Jaiswal Virendrakumar Kasturchand

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate Professional

Katre Bablu Shyamlal Rs 29,82,550 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Khute Rameshkumar Sampatrao Rs 1,75,963 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 58 Graduate

Kore Decent Nathuji Rs 3,372 ~ 3 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 51 8th Pass

Meshram Vindo Jaykumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Not Given

Nagarikar Dhannalal Nagorao

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Nageshwar Rajesh Dube Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 28 12th Pass

Uke Nikhil Ovidas Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 23 12th Pass

Yunus Sheku Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Agrawal Gopaldas Shankarlal Rs 2,03,35,487 ~ 2 Crore+

Agrawal Vinod Rs 22,09,989 ~ 22 Lacs+

Arun Nagorao Gajbhiye Rs 0 ~

Dr. Badole Vinod Kashiramji Rs 11,50,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Narendra Suhagan Meshram Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Omprakash Somaji Rahangdale Rs 0 ~

Rajeshkumar Hanvatlal Doye Rs 0 ~

Santosh Baliram Laxane Rs 1,75,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Satish Sadaram Bansod

Suresh Raman Kumar Chaudhary Rs 1,55,144 ~ 1 Lacs+

Govind Ramdas Tidke

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Agrawal Vinod Santoshkumar Rs 36,18,371 ~ 36 Lacs+

Amar Prabhakar Varade Rs 24,14,297 ~ 24 Lacs+

Arunkumar Premlal Chouhan Rs 4,50,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Atul Sharadchandra Halmare Rs 0 ~

Bhuvneshvarsing Budhram Bhardvaj

Chaniram Laxman Meshram Rs 0 ~

Dhurwas Bhaiyalal Bhoyar Rs 0 ~

Gajbhiye Pramod Hiraman Rs 0 ~

Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal Rs 1,76,72,395 ~ 1 Crore+

Janardhan Mohanji Bankar

Javed Salam Padhan Rs 0 ~

Jiteshkumar Radhelal Rane Rs 14,60,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Kamlesh Murlidhar Ukey Rs 0 ~

Laxman Pandhrang Meshram Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Poroshttam Omprakash Modi

Pralhad Pendhar Mahant Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Vishnu Babulal Nagrikar Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal Rs 83,91,816 ~ 83 Lacs+

Ashok [gappu] Laxminarayan Gupta Rs 84,86,992 ~ 84 Lacs+

Chailbihari Matadin Agrawal Rs 9,84,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Chouragade Sureshkumar Khindulal Rs 76,61,484 ~ 76 Lacs+

Engg. Rajiv Rupchand Thakrele Rs 3,60,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Gajbhiye Dharmendra Shukhadev

Ganvir Karuna Milind Rs 0 ~

Kuthe Rajkumar Sampatrao Rs 42,03,788 ~ 42 Lacs+

Mangal Babulal Maskare Rs 0 ~

Meshram Laxaman Pandurang

Namdeo Motiram Borkar Rs 22,00,000 ~ 22 Lacs+

Narayan Puranlal Patle Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Pache Digambar Sunau Rs 0 ~

Santosh Kamtaprasad Umare Rs 0 ~

Uikey Gopal Tukaram

Ukey Chindhuji Lakhaji Rs 0 ~

Vinod Agrawal Rs 79,40,299 ~ 79 Lacs+

Yogesh Madhawrao Bansod Rs 7,15,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Agarwal Gopaldas Shankarlal Rs 42,54,667 ~ 42 Lacs+

Akhil Khalil Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Bhaktarti Omprakash Nathubhau Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Brahmankar Hanslal Gyniram Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Jaiswal Virendrakumar Kasturchand

Katre Bablu Shyamlal Rs 29,82,550 ~ 29 Lacs+

Khute Rameshkumar Sampatrao Rs 1,75,963 ~ 1 Lacs+

Kore Decent Nathuji Rs 3,372 ~ 3 Thou+

Meshram Vindo Jaykumar Rs 0 ~

Nagarikar Dhannalal Nagorao

Nageshwar Rajesh Dube Rs 0 ~

Uke Nikhil Ovidas Rs 0 ~

Yunus Sheku Sheikh Rs 0 ~

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