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

Amol Haribhau Jawale BJP Winner

Anil Chhabildas Chaudhari Prahar Janshakti Party Loser

Chaudhari Dhananjay Shirish INC Loser

Dara Mohammad Jafar Mohammad IND Loser

Mustaq Kamal Mulla Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Narayan Hiraman Adakmol BSP Loser

Shameebha Bhanudas Patil Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Arif Khaliq Shaikh All India Majlis-E-Inquilab-E-Millat 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

Chaudhary Shirish Madhukarrao

2014

Haribhau Jawle

2019

Chaudhari Shirish Madhukarrao

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Amol Haribhau Jawale Rs 39,65,284 ~ 39 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Post Graduate

Anil Chhabildas Chaudhari Rs 99,41,010 ~ 99 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 54 8th Pass

Chaudhari Dhananjay Shirish Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate Professional

Dara Mohammad Jafar Mohammad

Cases Age Education

0 68 Literate

Mustaq Kamal Mulla Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 43 8th Pass

Narayan Hiraman Adakmol Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Shameebha Bhanudas Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 39 Post Graduate

Arif Khaliq Shaikh Rs 9,23,639 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Chaudhari Shirish Madhukarrao Rs 27,01,274 ~ 27 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 60 Post Graduate

Anil Chhabildas Chaudhari Rs 35,64,329 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

9 50 8th Pass

D. D. Wani Rs 75,000 ~ 75 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

Gayasoddin Sadaroddin Kazi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 65 5th Pass

Hari Madhav Jawale

Cases Age Education

0 66 Graduate

Mushtaq Kamaal Mulla Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 38 8th Pass

Rajaram Madhav Sonar Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 74 8th Pass

Sanjay Hamid Tadavi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Santosh Madhukar Dhivare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Vivek Devidas Thakare

Cases Age Education

2 43 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Haribhau Jawle

Cases Age Education

1 61 Graduate

Abdul Gaffar Malik Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 63 Graduate

Ashok Ramdas Borekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 49 Illiterate

D. D. Wani (photographer) Dnyaneshwar Divakar Wani Rs 1,80,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Dilip Tanbaji Kamble Rs 10,50,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Ishwar Pundlik Tayde Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 40 Post Graduate

Jugal Shrinivas Patil Rs 3,87,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Mahajan Pralhad Ramdas Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 58 Graduate

Mahajan Vilas Ghanshyam Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 49 Graduate

Sapkale Pradip Bhimrao

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Shaikh Rauf Hafij Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

She. Mahemud She. Maru Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 58 Literate

Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari Rs 53,27,331 ~ 53 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 56 Post Graduate

Tadvi Sanjay Hamid Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Not Given

Tayade Ashok Govardhan

Cases Age Education

0 35 Literate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Chaudhary Shirish Madhukarrao Rs 4,59,325 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 50 Post Graduate

Aadhale Bhagwan Raghunath Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Anil Manohar Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Bhalerao Bajirao Murlidhar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Bharat Totaram Mahajan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Chaudhari Ramesh Viththal

Cases Age Education

0 65 5th Pass

Digambar Ramchandra Bavaskar Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Fakira Ibrahim Tadavi Rs 9,25,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 5th Pass

Gajare Suresh Kadu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Mahajan Minakshi Shamrao

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Patil Ramesh Nagaraj Rs 15,35,899 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 49 10th Pass

Saiyyad Pirjade Aayesha Tabassum Shafiuddin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 52 10th Pass

Sopan Baburao Patil Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 52 8th Pass

Wani D D (Photographer) (Dhyaneshwar Diwakar Wani) Rs 5,992 ~ 5 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 44 10th Pass

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Amol Haribhau Jawale Rs 39,65,284 ~ 39 Lacs+

Anil Chhabildas Chaudhari Rs 99,41,010 ~ 99 Lacs+

Chaudhari Dhananjay Shirish Rs 0 ~

Dara Mohammad Jafar Mohammad

Mustaq Kamal Mulla Rs 0 ~

Narayan Hiraman Adakmol Rs 0 ~

Shameebha Bhanudas Patil Rs 0 ~

Arif Khaliq Shaikh Rs 9,23,639 ~ 9 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Chaudhari Shirish Madhukarrao Rs 27,01,274 ~ 27 Lacs+

Anil Chhabildas Chaudhari Rs 35,64,329 ~ 35 Lacs+

D. D. Wani Rs 75,000 ~ 75 Thou+

Gayasoddin Sadaroddin Kazi Rs 0 ~

Hari Madhav Jawale

Mushtaq Kamaal Mulla Rs 0 ~

Rajaram Madhav Sonar Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sanjay Hamid Tadavi Rs 0 ~

Santosh Madhukar Dhivare Rs 0 ~

Vivek Devidas Thakare

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Haribhau Jawle

Abdul Gaffar Malik Rs 0 ~

Ashok Ramdas Borekar Rs 0 ~

D. D. Wani (photographer) Dnyaneshwar Divakar Wani Rs 1,80,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Dilip Tanbaji Kamble Rs 10,50,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Ishwar Pundlik Tayde Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Jugal Shrinivas Patil Rs 3,87,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Mahajan Pralhad Ramdas Rs 0 ~

Mahajan Vilas Ghanshyam Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Sapkale Pradip Bhimrao

Shaikh Rauf Hafij Rs 0 ~

She. Mahemud She. Maru Rs 0 ~

Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari Rs 53,27,331 ~ 53 Lacs+

Tadvi Sanjay Hamid Rs 0 ~

Tayade Ashok Govardhan

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Chaudhary Shirish Madhukarrao Rs 4,59,325 ~ 4 Lacs+

Aadhale Bhagwan Raghunath Rs 0 ~

Anil Manohar Patil Rs 0 ~

Bhalerao Bajirao Murlidhar Rs 0 ~

Bharat Totaram Mahajan Rs 0 ~

Chaudhari Ramesh Viththal

Digambar Ramchandra Bavaskar Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Fakira Ibrahim Tadavi Rs 9,25,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Gajare Suresh Kadu Rs 0 ~

Mahajan Minakshi Shamrao

Patil Ramesh Nagaraj Rs 15,35,899 ~ 15 Lacs+

Saiyyad Pirjade Aayesha Tabassum Shafiuddin Rs 0 ~

Sopan Baburao Patil Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Wani D D (Photographer) (Dhyaneshwar Diwakar Wani) Rs 5,992 ~ 5 Thou+

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