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

Ankush Yuvraj Ranjakwad IND Loser

Atmaram Sambhaji Khadse IND Loser

Balasaheb Yashwant Raste Baliraja Party Loser

Bhavik Dinbaji Bhagat IND Loser

Devanand Bharat Paikrao Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Kewate Vidwan Shamrao IND Loser

Kisan Maroti Wankhede BJP Winner

Manjusha Raju Tirpude IND Loser

Naththu Sambhaji Landge IND Loser

Rahul Sahebrao Sirsath IND Loser

Sahebrao Dattarao Kamble INC Loser

Taterao Maroti Hanwate Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Dr. Mohan Vitthalrao More IND Loser

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao IND Loser

Pradnyesh Rupesh Patil Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Loser

Rajendra Waman Najardhane MNS Loser

Subhash Ukandrao Ranvir BSP Loser

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15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

29 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

04 Nov 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2009

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao

2014

Rajendra Najardhane

2019

Namdev Jayram Sasane

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ankush Yuvraj Ranjakwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Atmaram Sambhaji Khadse Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 73 5th Pass

Balasaheb Yashwant Raste Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Bhavik Dinbaji Bhagat Rs 42,00,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Devanand Bharat Paikrao

Cases Age Education

0 40 Post Graduate

Kewate Vidwan Shamrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

Kisan Maroti Wankhede Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate Professional

Manjusha Raju Tirpude

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate Professional

Naththu Sambhaji Landge Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 8th Pass

Rahul Sahebrao Sirsath Rs 94,000 ~ 94 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 63 Others

Sahebrao Dattarao Kamble

Cases Age Education

1 55 Others

Taterao Maroti Hanwate Rs 2,66,914 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 52 12th Pass

Dr. Mohan Vitthalrao More Rs 57,25,000 ~ 57 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 Post Graduate

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao Rs 4,96,05,254 ~ 4 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 68 10th Pass

Pradnyesh Rupesh Patil Rs 1,40,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 29 8th Pass

Rajendra Waman Najardhane Rs 68,20,322 ~ 68 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate Professional

Subhash Ukandrao Ranvir Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Namdev Jayram Sasane Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Post Graduate

Adv. Kailas Ramrao Wankhede Rs 1,67,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Dr. Vinkare Vishwanath Umaji Rs 23,66,499 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate Professional

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao Rs 10,60,045 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 10th Pass

Kishor Devidas Nagare Rs 2,18,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Madhukar Narayan Wankhede

Cases Age Education

0 64 Post Graduate

Pramod Motiram Duthade Rs 84,95,612 ~ 84 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate Professional

Prof. Minakshi A. Savalkar Rs 21,26,886 ~ 21 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 47 Post Graduate

Ranveer Sandesh Gautamrao Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

Uttam Bhagaji Kumble

Cases Age Education

0 51 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Rajendra Najardhane Rs 44,10,500 ~ 44 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Baliram Gangaram Gaikwad Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Dharampal Alias Bandu Laxman Kamble Rs 48,000 ~ 48 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Dilip Rama Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Literate

Dnyneshwar Moreshwar Sirsat Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 61 12th Pass

Jaywant Kisan Suryawanshi

Cases Age Education

0 61 5th Pass

Kamble Gajanan Arjun Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao Rs 33,47,645 ~ 33 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Madhukar Narayan Wankhede Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Post Graduate

Maroti Kanbaji Sunkalwad Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Mohanrao Vitthalrao More

Cases Age Education

0 58 Post Graduate

Narayan Bhagaji Paikrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 10th Pass

Rokade Sarnath Shivaji Rs 6,25,100 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Sau. Annapurna @ Tejasvini Mukinda Bansod Rs 5,000 ~ 5 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Literate

Shivshankar Shravan Pandhare

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Shobha Ravsaheb Deshmukh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Not Given

Tunde Manoj Nathuj Rs 6,900 ~ 6 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Literate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao

Cases Age Education

1 53 10th Pass

Atmaram Sambhaji Khadase Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

Babusha Allis Baburao Sudam Manvar Rs 3,28,813 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Bhavare Anil Prabhakar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Dongare Sharadchandra Wamanrao Rs 53,000 ~ 53 Thou+

Cases Age Education

3 47 Post Graduate

Gaikwad Vitthal Prabhaji

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate

Ganpat Haribhau Suroshe Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 65 10th Pass

Jayvant Kisan Suryavanshi Rs 1,14,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 53 5th Pass

Kamble Suryabhan Waghuji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 5th Pass

Kamble Uttam Bhagaji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Illiterate

Khandare Narendra Deorao Rs 1,32,762 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Mamidwar Rajendra Dattatraya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Maroti Kauraji Gaikwad Rs 38,000 ~ 38 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Padamgirwar Murlidhar Shankarrao Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Paikrao Sadashiv Dagadu

Cases Age Education

2 65 Graduate

Purushottam Gyanba Kale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Rajendra Waman Najardhane Rs 9,50,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Shahaji Gangaram Khadase Rs 3,340 ~ 3 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Shrigankar Ashok Lobhaji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Post Graduate

Taterao Madhaorao Mankar

Cases Age Education

0 56 Not Given

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Ankush Yuvraj Ranjakwad Rs 0 ~

Atmaram Sambhaji Khadse Rs 0 ~

Balasaheb Yashwant Raste Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bhavik Dinbaji Bhagat Rs 42,00,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Devanand Bharat Paikrao

Kewate Vidwan Shamrao Rs 0 ~

Kisan Maroti Wankhede Rs 0 ~

Manjusha Raju Tirpude

Naththu Sambhaji Landge Rs 0 ~

Rahul Sahebrao Sirsath Rs 94,000 ~ 94 Thou+

Sahebrao Dattarao Kamble

Taterao Maroti Hanwate Rs 2,66,914 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dr. Mohan Vitthalrao More Rs 57,25,000 ~ 57 Lacs+

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao Rs 4,96,05,254 ~ 4 Crore+

Pradnyesh Rupesh Patil Rs 1,40,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Rajendra Waman Najardhane Rs 68,20,322 ~ 68 Lacs+

Subhash Ukandrao Ranvir Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Namdev Jayram Sasane Rs 0 ~

Adv. Kailas Ramrao Wankhede Rs 1,67,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Dr. Vinkare Vishwanath Umaji Rs 23,66,499 ~ 23 Lacs+

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao Rs 10,60,045 ~ 10 Lacs+

Kishor Devidas Nagare Rs 2,18,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Madhukar Narayan Wankhede

Pramod Motiram Duthade Rs 84,95,612 ~ 84 Lacs+

Prof. Minakshi A. Savalkar Rs 21,26,886 ~ 21 Lacs+

Ranveer Sandesh Gautamrao Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Uttam Bhagaji Kumble

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Rajendra Najardhane Rs 44,10,500 ~ 44 Lacs+

Baliram Gangaram Gaikwad Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Dharampal Alias Bandu Laxman Kamble Rs 48,000 ~ 48 Thou+

Dilip Rama Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Dnyneshwar Moreshwar Sirsat Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Jaywant Kisan Suryawanshi

Kamble Gajanan Arjun Rs 0 ~

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao Rs 33,47,645 ~ 33 Lacs+

Madhukar Narayan Wankhede Rs 0 ~

Maroti Kanbaji Sunkalwad Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Mohanrao Vitthalrao More

Narayan Bhagaji Paikrao Rs 0 ~

Rokade Sarnath Shivaji Rs 6,25,100 ~ 6 Lacs+

Sau. Annapurna @ Tejasvini Mukinda Bansod Rs 5,000 ~ 5 Thou+

Shivshankar Shravan Pandhare

Shobha Ravsaheb Deshmukh Rs 0 ~

Tunde Manoj Nathuj Rs 6,900 ~ 6 Thou+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Khadse Vijayrao Yadavrao

Atmaram Sambhaji Khadase Rs 0 ~

Babusha Allis Baburao Sudam Manvar Rs 3,28,813 ~ 3 Lacs+

Bhavare Anil Prabhakar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Dongare Sharadchandra Wamanrao Rs 53,000 ~ 53 Thou+

Gaikwad Vitthal Prabhaji

Ganpat Haribhau Suroshe Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Jayvant Kisan Suryavanshi Rs 1,14,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Kamble Suryabhan Waghuji Rs 0 ~

Kamble Uttam Bhagaji Rs 0 ~

Khandare Narendra Deorao Rs 1,32,762 ~ 1 Lacs+

Mamidwar Rajendra Dattatraya Rs 0 ~

Maroti Kauraji Gaikwad Rs 38,000 ~ 38 Thou+

Padamgirwar Murlidhar Shankarrao Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Paikrao Sadashiv Dagadu

Purushottam Gyanba Kale Rs 0 ~

Rajendra Waman Najardhane Rs 9,50,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Shahaji Gangaram Khadase Rs 3,340 ~ 3 Thou+

Shrigankar Ashok Lobhaji Rs 0 ~

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