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.Siddhesh Nanda K. Avhad BSP Loser

Keshav Madhukar Joshi (Kailas) IND Loser

Mihir Kotecha BJP Winner

Nandkumar Birbal Singh IND Loser

Nitin Shankar Kolekar Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Loser

Pradeep Mahadev Shirsat Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Rakesh Shankar Shetty INC Loser

Sanjay S. Deshpande Bahujan Republican Socialist Party Loser

Sanjivani Mahesh Vaity Lokrajya Party Loser

Mulund 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

2014

Sardar Tara Singh

2019

Kotecha Mihir Chandrakant

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv.Siddhesh Nanda K. Avhad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate Professional

Keshav Madhukar Joshi (Kailas) Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Mihir Kotecha Rs 9,16,70,919 ~ 9 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Nandkumar Birbal Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 5th Pass

Nitin Shankar Kolekar

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Pradeep Mahadev Shirsat Rs 1,29,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 5th Pass

Rakesh Shankar Shetty Rs 3,74,01,752 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 44 Graduate Professional

Sanjay S. Deshpande Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Sanjivani Mahesh Vaity Rs 10,51,256 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Kotecha Mihir Chandrakant Rs 15,62,63,545 ~ 15 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Deshpande Sanjay Saoji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

Goroba Babasaheb Naykile Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Govind Singh Rs 2,48,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 74 10th Pass

Harshala Rajesh Chavan Rs 24,97,268 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Keshav (Kailas) Joshi

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

Meena Jagdish Sutrakar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

Nandkumar Birbal Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 5th Pass

Nilesh Chavan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Sadanand Champakrao Manekar

Cases Age Education

0 52 Post Graduate

Salu Pawar (Bhau) Rs 2,70,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 5th Pass

Shashikant Rohidas Mokal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 8th Pass

Shrirang Anna Kamble (Anna) Rs 4,45,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 73 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sardar Tara Singh Rs 5,18,125 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

9 77 8th Pass

Amol Raghunath Mandhare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Keshav Madhukar Joshi Rs 4,90,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Nandkumar Atmaram Vaity Rs 5,91,553 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 53 12th Pass

Nilesh Vasantrao Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Prabhakar Tukaram Shinde

Cases Age Education

4 56 10th Pass

Ramdhan Maroti Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Sanjay Saoji Deshpande Rs 14,70,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Sapra Charan Singh Rs 92,31,722 ~ 92 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Satyawan Ganpat Dalvi

Cases Age Education

10 46 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv. Vijay Janardan Shiktode Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Post Graduate

Ashish Govind Shandilya Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Bhavesh Prabhudas Bhinde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

23 36 10th Pass

Bhavin Juthalal Gudhaka (Shah) Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Others

Dharmendra Govindji Lodaya

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Hemkiran Ratanlal Jangam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Jasubhai Premji Gohil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 5th Pass

Kiran Pandurang Shirsekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Manjula Ramchandra Ahire Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Illiterate

Pankajbhai Somchand Shah

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Pravin Madhukar Shinde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Ranjeet Bhika Misal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 8th Pass

Satyavan Ganpat Dalvi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Siddharth Sahebrao Shilwant Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Suryakant Visham Palav

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

Sushil Bhaskar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Adv.Siddhesh Nanda K. Avhad Rs 0 ~

Keshav Madhukar Joshi (Kailas) Rs 0 ~

Mihir Kotecha Rs 9,16,70,919 ~ 9 Crore+

Nandkumar Birbal Singh Rs 0 ~

Nitin Shankar Kolekar

Pradeep Mahadev Shirsat Rs 1,29,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Rakesh Shankar Shetty Rs 3,74,01,752 ~ 3 Crore+

Sanjay S. Deshpande Rs 0 ~

Sanjivani Mahesh Vaity Rs 10,51,256 ~ 10 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Kotecha Mihir Chandrakant Rs 15,62,63,545 ~ 15 Crore+

Deshpande Sanjay Saoji Rs 0 ~

Goroba Babasaheb Naykile Rs 0 ~

Govind Singh Rs 2,48,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Harshala Rajesh Chavan Rs 24,97,268 ~ 24 Lacs+

Keshav (Kailas) Joshi

Meena Jagdish Sutrakar Rs 0 ~

Nandkumar Birbal Singh Rs 0 ~

Nilesh Chavan Rs 0 ~

Sadanand Champakrao Manekar

Salu Pawar (Bhau) Rs 2,70,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Shashikant Rohidas Mokal Rs 0 ~

Shrirang Anna Kamble (Anna) Rs 4,45,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Sardar Tara Singh Rs 5,18,125 ~ 5 Lacs+

Amol Raghunath Mandhare Rs 0 ~

Keshav Madhukar Joshi Rs 4,90,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Nandkumar Atmaram Vaity Rs 5,91,553 ~ 5 Lacs+

Nilesh Vasantrao Patil Rs 0 ~

Prabhakar Tukaram Shinde

Ramdhan Maroti Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Sanjay Saoji Deshpande Rs 14,70,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Sapra Charan Singh Rs 92,31,722 ~ 92 Lacs+

Satyawan Ganpat Dalvi

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Adv. Vijay Janardan Shiktode Rs 0 ~

Ashish Govind Shandilya Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Bhavesh Prabhudas Bhinde Rs 0 ~

Bhavin Juthalal Gudhaka (Shah) Rs 0 ~

Dharmendra Govindji Lodaya

Hemkiran Ratanlal Jangam Rs 0 ~

Jasubhai Premji Gohil Rs 0 ~

Kiran Pandurang Shirsekar Rs 0 ~

Manjula Ramchandra Ahire Rs 0 ~

Pankajbhai Somchand Shah

Pravin Madhukar Shinde Rs 0 ~

Ranjeet Bhika Misal Rs 0 ~

Satyavan Ganpat Dalvi Rs 0 ~

Siddharth Sahebrao Shilwant Rs 0 ~

Suryakant Visham Palav

Sushil Bhaskar Yadav Rs 0 ~

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