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

Altaf Khajamiya Syed IND Loser

Dayanand Narayan Landge IND Loser

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde NCP Winner

Dhondiram Laxman Ujgare BSP Loser

Hidayat Sadekhali Syed IND Loser

Kedarnath Vaijnath Jadhav Peasants And Workers Party of India Loser

Rajesaheb Alias Rajebhau Subhash Deshmukh IND Loser

Rajesaheb Shrikishan Deshmukh NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar Loser

Sahas Pandharinath Adode Marathwada Mukti Morcha Loser

Shaker Ahmed Shaikh 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

Pankaja Gopinathrao M

2014

Munde Pankaja Gopinathrao

2019

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Altaf Khajamiya Syed Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Dayanand Narayan Landge Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde Rs 15,46,51,997 ~ 15 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 49 Graduate Professional

Dhondiram Laxman Ujgare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 Post Graduate

Hidayat Sadekhali Syed

Cases Age Education

0 49 8th Pass

Kedarnath Vaijnath Jadhav Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 10th Pass

Rajesaheb Alias Rajebhau Subhash Deshmukh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

Rajesaheb Shrikishan Deshmukh Rs 1,83,234 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 57 Graduate

Sahas Pandharinath Adode Rs 11,00,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Shaker Ahmed Shaikh

Cases Age Education

0 29 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde

Cases Age Education

9 44 Graduate Professional

Anant Vaijnath Gaikwad Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Bhagwat Babanrao Vaidya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Others

Bhagwat Ramkrushn Kakde Rs 15,30,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Bhimrao Munja Satpute Rs 30,66,000 ~ 30 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 68 10th Pass

Dhananjay Sadashivrao Deshmukh Rs 2,99,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

Dr. Vasant Raghunath Munde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 74 Others

Ejazbabar Ismail Shaikh Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Feroj Khan Pathan Khairati Khan Pathan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 37 12th Pass

Hidayat Sadekh Ali Sayyad

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Nabisab Sab Sayyed Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 75 Literate

Pankaja Gopinathrao Munde Rs 17,09,74,947 ~ 17 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 40 Graduate

Pravin Sopan Maske Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

Raisoddin Jakiyoddin Pathan Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Sadeque Muniroddin Shaikh

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Sirajodin Liyakat Ali Kajhi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Munde Pankaja Gopinathrao Rs 6,92,40,248 ~ 6 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Aghav Sanjay Uttamrao Rs 1,92,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 Post Graduate

Bandgar Babanrao Laxman Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 5th Pass

Bansode Bhiva Babu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

Gaikwad Anant Vaijnath Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Kalpana Dashrath Sirsat

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

Mane Uttam Yashwantrao Rs 6,31,464 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Munde Dhananjay Panditrao Rs 3,26,56,675 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 39 Graduate

Munde Patloba Mahadu Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 56 5th Pass

Munde Trimbak Patliba (patloba)

Cases Age Education

1 51 Post Graduate

Pruthviraj Tryambak Shinde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Ramdas Rajaram Vaidya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Rode Gangadhar Baliram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Sayyad Hidayat Sadekh Ali Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 8th Pass

Sayyad Mohib Yusuf Sayyad Yusuf

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Shaikh Asif Umar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Tate Ashok Santram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Pankaja Gopinathrao M Rs 5,47,35,443 ~ 5 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Andhare Sushma Dagdu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Doctorate

Dahiwal Datta Kisanrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Post Graduate

Jadhav Madav Limbrao Rs 55,000 ~ 55 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 35 Graduate Professional

Kale Bajirao Shanker Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Munde Trimbak Patloba

Cases Age Education

4 50 Graduate Professional

Nagargoje Ramrao Shesh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Rode Sanjay Nadyanoba Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Shaikh Lal Shaikh Miskin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 Literate

Vahvale Sanjay Santram

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

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Altaf Khajamiya Syed Rs 0 ~

Dayanand Narayan Landge Rs 0 ~

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde Rs 15,46,51,997 ~ 15 Crore+

Dhondiram Laxman Ujgare Rs 0 ~

Hidayat Sadekhali Syed

Kedarnath Vaijnath Jadhav Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Rajesaheb Alias Rajebhau Subhash Deshmukh Rs 0 ~

Rajesaheb Shrikishan Deshmukh Rs 1,83,234 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sahas Pandharinath Adode Rs 11,00,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Shaker Ahmed Shaikh

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde

Anant Vaijnath Gaikwad Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bhagwat Babanrao Vaidya Rs 0 ~

Bhagwat Ramkrushn Kakde Rs 15,30,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Bhimrao Munja Satpute Rs 30,66,000 ~ 30 Lacs+

Dhananjay Sadashivrao Deshmukh Rs 2,99,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dr. Vasant Raghunath Munde Rs 0 ~

Ejazbabar Ismail Shaikh Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Feroj Khan Pathan Khairati Khan Pathan Rs 0 ~

Hidayat Sadekh Ali Sayyad

Nabisab Sab Sayyed Rs 0 ~

Pankaja Gopinathrao Munde Rs 17,09,74,947 ~ 17 Crore+

Pravin Sopan Maske Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Raisoddin Jakiyoddin Pathan Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Sadeque Muniroddin Shaikh

Sirajodin Liyakat Ali Kajhi Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Munde Pankaja Gopinathrao Rs 6,92,40,248 ~ 6 Crore+

Aghav Sanjay Uttamrao Rs 1,92,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bandgar Babanrao Laxman Rs 0 ~

Bansode Bhiva Babu Rs 0 ~

Gaikwad Anant Vaijnath Rs 0 ~

Kalpana Dashrath Sirsat

Mane Uttam Yashwantrao Rs 6,31,464 ~ 6 Lacs+

Munde Dhananjay Panditrao Rs 3,26,56,675 ~ 3 Crore+

Munde Patloba Mahadu Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Munde Trimbak Patliba (patloba)

Pruthviraj Tryambak Shinde Rs 0 ~

Ramdas Rajaram Vaidya Rs 0 ~

Rode Gangadhar Baliram Rs 0 ~

Sayyad Hidayat Sadekh Ali Rs 0 ~

Sayyad Mohib Yusuf Sayyad Yusuf

Shaikh Asif Umar Rs 0 ~

Tate Ashok Santram Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Pankaja Gopinathrao M Rs 5,47,35,443 ~ 5 Crore+

Andhare Sushma Dagdu Rs 0 ~

Dahiwal Datta Kisanrao Rs 0 ~

Jadhav Madav Limbrao Rs 55,000 ~ 55 Thou+

Kale Bajirao Shanker Rs 0 ~

Munde Trimbak Patloba

Nagargoje Ramrao Shesh Rs 0 ~

Rode Sanjay Nadyanoba Rs 0 ~

Shaikh Lal Shaikh Miskin Rs 0 ~

Vahvale Sanjay Santram

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