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 Baburao Bodare Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Loser

Kailash Rameshlal Chainani IND Loser

Mahesh Prakash Gaikwad IND Loser

Praful Raghunath Nanote Right to Recall Party Loser

Pravin Mahesh Ghorpade IND Loser

Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad BJP Winner

Trunesh Arun Deolekar Samata Party Loser

Vivek Shrikant Pandey IND Loser

Adv. Milind Ravindra Dhage BSP Loser

Kalyan East 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

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad

2014

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad

2019

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dhananjay Baburao Bodare Rs 6,78,888 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 60 Others

Kailash Rameshlal Chainani Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 36 10th Pass

Mahesh Prakash Gaikwad Rs 34,94,499 ~ 34 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 8th Pass

Praful Raghunath Nanote

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate Professional

Pravin Mahesh Ghorpade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad Rs 8,82,42,988 ~ 8 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 53 5th Pass

Trunesh Arun Deolekar Rs 48,00,000 ~ 48 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Vivek Shrikant Pandey Rs 1,30,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 12th Pass

Adv. Milind Ravindra Dhage Rs 36,00,000 ~ 36 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad Rs 3,63,64,348 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

18 51 5th Pass

Abhijeet Ravi Tribhuvan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Others

Akshay Manohar Mhatre Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate Professional

Apeksha Arun Dalvi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 35 Graduate Professional

Ashwini Vinayak Thorat-Dhumal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 30 12th Pass

Balaji Ramdas Gaikwad

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Chikane Sachin Suryakant Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Devendra Jagdish Singh Rs 1,17,28,510 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Dhananjay Baburao Bodare Rs 42,44,800 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 56 10th Pass

Harishchandra Dattu Patil

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

Milind Chandrakant Belamkar Rs 57,63,000 ~ 57 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 56 12th Pass

Nandkumar Sambhaji Limkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 5th Pass

Narendra Wanan More Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Patel Yogesh Shivram Rs 71,00,590 ~ 71 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Prakash Balkrushna Tare

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Salvi Harshal Ravindra Rs 5,34,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Shailesh Rammurti Tiwari Rs 51,75,093 ~ 51 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

15 42 12th Pass

Soni Devram Ahire Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 34 10th Pass

Uday Tulshiram Rasal Rs 49,96,816 ~ 49 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad Rs 3,67,65,493 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

13 46 5th Pass

Adv. Dhananjay Bappasaheb Jogdand Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 34 Graduate Professional

Gopal Ramchandra Landge Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 58 Graduate

Narendra Waman More Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Nilesh Shivaji Shinde

Cases Age Education

1 40 Others

Nitin Maharu Nikam Rs 28,24,573 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 41 12th Pass

Suresh Ram Pandagle Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 Illiterate

Vijayprakash Sarjuprasad Mishra Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Others

Vishal Vishnu Pawshe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 38 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad Rs 6,05,23,569 ~ 6 Crore+

Cases Age Education

19 41 5th Pass

Abhay Ashok Puranik Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Dhananjay Bappsaheb Jogdand Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Dr. R.B. Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Owhal ambhao Bhau

Cases Age Education

1 40 5th Pass

Pundlik Balu Mhatre Rs 20,60,823 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 55 5th Pass

Rokade Pralhad Sahadu Rs 20,463 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 71 Not Given

Uddhav Vitthal Zende Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Dhananjay Baburao Bodare Rs 6,78,888 ~ 6 Lacs+

Kailash Rameshlal Chainani Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Mahesh Prakash Gaikwad Rs 34,94,499 ~ 34 Lacs+

Praful Raghunath Nanote

Pravin Mahesh Ghorpade Rs 0 ~

Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad Rs 8,82,42,988 ~ 8 Crore+

Trunesh Arun Deolekar Rs 48,00,000 ~ 48 Lacs+

Vivek Shrikant Pandey Rs 1,30,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Adv. Milind Ravindra Dhage Rs 36,00,000 ~ 36 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad Rs 3,63,64,348 ~ 3 Crore+

Abhijeet Ravi Tribhuvan Rs 0 ~

Akshay Manohar Mhatre Rs 0 ~

Apeksha Arun Dalvi Rs 0 ~

Ashwini Vinayak Thorat-Dhumal Rs 0 ~

Balaji Ramdas Gaikwad

Chikane Sachin Suryakant Rs 0 ~

Devendra Jagdish Singh Rs 1,17,28,510 ~ 1 Crore+

Dhananjay Baburao Bodare Rs 42,44,800 ~ 42 Lacs+

Harishchandra Dattu Patil

Milind Chandrakant Belamkar Rs 57,63,000 ~ 57 Lacs+

Nandkumar Sambhaji Limkar Rs 0 ~

Narendra Wanan More Rs 0 ~

Patel Yogesh Shivram Rs 71,00,590 ~ 71 Lacs+

Prakash Balkrushna Tare

Salvi Harshal Ravindra Rs 5,34,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Shailesh Rammurti Tiwari Rs 51,75,093 ~ 51 Lacs+

Soni Devram Ahire Rs 0 ~

Uday Tulshiram Rasal Rs 49,96,816 ~ 49 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad Rs 3,67,65,493 ~ 3 Crore+

Adv. Dhananjay Bappasaheb Jogdand Rs 0 ~

Gopal Ramchandra Landge Rs 0 ~

Narendra Waman More Rs 0 ~

Nilesh Shivaji Shinde

Nitin Maharu Nikam Rs 28,24,573 ~ 28 Lacs+

Suresh Ram Pandagle Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Vijayprakash Sarjuprasad Mishra Rs 0 ~

Vishal Vishnu Pawshe Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad Rs 6,05,23,569 ~ 6 Crore+

Abhay Ashok Puranik Rs 0 ~

Dhananjay Bappsaheb Jogdand Rs 0 ~

Dr. R.B. Singh Rs 0 ~

Owhal ambhao Bhau

Pundlik Balu Mhatre Rs 20,60,823 ~ 20 Lacs+

Rokade Pralhad Sahadu Rs 20,463 ~ 20 Thou+

Uddhav Vitthal Zende Rs 0 ~

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