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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Bagwe Ramesh Anandrao INC Loser

Bhimrao Dattu Kamble Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Kamble Sunil Dyandev BJP Winner

Alhat Nilesh Suresh Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Amol Tujare IND Loser

Bhagale Shatayu Sidram IND Loser

Bhosale Rajabhau IND Loser

Ganesh Dadu Shendge IND Loser

Gangaram Vasant Gaikwad IND Loser

Kambale Dilip IND Loser

Lakhn Alias Laxman Baban Jawale IND Loser

Mahesh Jagtap (Alias) Maharaj BSP Loser

Rakesh Hargulal Walmiki IND Loser

Ramesh Shamrao Pokharnikar IND Loser

Vikram Jagtap Pralhad IND Loser

Pune Cantonment 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

Bagwe Ramesh Anandrao

2014

Dilip Kamble

2019

Kamble Sunil Dnyandev

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bagwe Ramesh Anandrao Rs 55,47,103 ~ 55 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 71 Graduate

Bhimrao Dattu Kamble

Cases Age Education

1 35 10th Pass

Kamble Sunil Dyandev

Cases Age Education

2 56 8th Pass

Alhat Nilesh Suresh Rs 6,35,240 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 42 8th Pass

Amol Tujare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Bhagale Shatayu Sidram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Bhosale Rajabhau Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate

Ganesh Dadu Shendge Rs 6,000 ~ 6 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Gangaram Vasant Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 5th Pass

Kambale Dilip Rs 14,00,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 5th Pass

Lakhn Alias Laxman Baban Jawale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 5th Pass

Mahesh Jagtap (Alias) Maharaj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 5th Pass

Rakesh Hargulal Walmiki Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Ramesh Shamrao Pokharnikar Rs 23,00,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate Professional

Vikram Jagtap Pralhad

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Kamble Sunil Dnyandev Rs 1,18,72,409 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 51 8th Pass

Amit Shankar More Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate Professional

Amol S. Tujare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 34 12th Pass

Ashok Ahire Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 10th Pass

Bagwe Ramesh Anandrao Rs 13,16,816 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 65 Graduate

Balu Tulshiram Shinde

Cases Age Education

0 33 10th Pass

Bharat Suresh Avchite Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Chalwadi Hulgesh Mariappa Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 45 12th Pass

Dattatrey Vishnu Adsul Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Dnyandev Pandurang Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

Dr.Ashwini Ramchandra Lokhande

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate Professional

Hanumant Shrirang Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Illiterate

Heena Shafique Momin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 10th Pass

Khemdev Rambhau Sonwane Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 51 Literate

Kishor (Daji) Tupare

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Kishor Shivaji Khandagale Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Laxman Arde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 5th Pass

Manisha Satish Sarode Rs 98,83,000 ~ 98 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Post Graduate

Mukesh Madhukar Dhiwar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 43 12th Pass

Rakesh Suresh Randive

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Randhir Nandkumar Dattatray Rs 48,313 ~ 48 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 55 5th Pass

Ranjana Subhash Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

Sachin Rohidas Chavan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 35 8th Pass

Sambhaji Ramchandra Mhaske Rs 6,51,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 8th Pass

Shendge Ganesh Dadu

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Suraj Balkrushna Baviskar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Post Graduate

Tukaram Pandurang Kambale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Others

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dilip Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Ajay Maganlal Tayade Rs 5,000 ~ 5 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Arun Narayan Bhalerao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Bhagwan Shivram Vairat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 55 10th Pass

Ganesh Dadu Shendage

Cases Age Education

1 42 Post Graduate

Gangadhar Govind Ambedkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 67 Not Given

Parshuram Balkrushna Wadekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

6 44 5th Pass

Raman Narayan Ghorpade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate Professional

Ramesh Anandrao Bagawe Rs 27,89,947 ~ 27 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate

Sandip Prakash Kamble

Cases Age Education

0 38 8th Pass

Shailendra Babulal Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Vinod Maruti Salave Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Literate

Vivek Bansode Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 32 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bagwe Ramesh Anandrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Arun Narayan Bhalerao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Ayu. Deepali Niwritti Chavan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Bappusaheb Sadashiv Bhosale Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Gaikwad Rohidas Gajanan

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Ghode Shashikant Sarjerao Rs 4,87,772 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Post Graduate

Gorakh Narayan Ghodke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 30 8th Pass

Jafar Khurshid Chaudhari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 5th Pass

Kadar Farid Patel Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 5th Pass

Kevwal Madan Lote

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Lakan Alias Laxman Baban Jawale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 5th Pass

Mhaske Prashant Prabhakar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 26 12th Pass

Milind Datta Ahire Rs 7,34,820 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Nitin Rokade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 8th Pass

Ovhal Kailash Baban

Cases Age Education

0 46 5th Pass

Sadanand Krishna Shetty Rs 70,35,994 ~ 70 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Sandeep Prakash Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Shendge Ganesh Dadu Rs 32,000 ~ 32 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 36 Graduate

Suresh Tukaram Randive Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

Vivek Bansode

Cases Age Education

0 27 10th Pass

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