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. Lata Pandurang Shinde IND Loser

Ajaz Khan Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Almas Hayatullah Shaikh Akhil Bharatiya Muslim League (Secular) Loser

Dineshkumar Keshav Prasad IND Loser

Dr. Bharati Lavekar BJP Loser

Haroon Khan Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Winner

Nehal Jamal Sayyed Janata Congress Loser

Pawan Devbaksh Singh Bahujan Maha Party Loser

Sandesh Desai MNS Loser

Sangeeta Rayban Right to Recall Party Loser

Sanjay Sakharam Patil BSP Loser

Sunil Laxman Chavan IND Loser

Adv. Ashish Pradeep Sohani Rashtriya Swarajya Sena Loser

Geeta Kumari Singh Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Loser

Raiees Lashkaria All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Loser

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Nominations end

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2009

Baldev Basantsingh Khosa

2014

Dr. Bharati Lavhekar

2019

Dr. Bharati Lavekar

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv. Lata Pandurang Shinde Rs 29,08,351 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Ajaz Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

11 44 5th Pass

Almas Hayatullah Shaikh Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Dineshkumar Keshav Prasad

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Dr. Bharati Lavekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 Doctorate

Haroon Khan Rs 44,36,180 ~ 44 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 62 10th Pass

Nehal Jamal Sayyed Rs 35,000 ~ 35 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 5th Pass

Pawan Devbaksh Singh

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Sandesh Desai Rs 66,14,250 ~ 66 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 46 10th Pass

Sangeeta Rayban Rs 5,85,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Sanjay Sakharam Patil Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Sunil Laxman Chavan

Cases Age Education

0 64 10th Pass

Adv. Ashish Pradeep Sohani Rs 41,58,000 ~ 41 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Geeta Kumari Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Raiees Lashkaria Rs 9,00,62,224 ~ 9 Crore+

Cases Age Education

7 54 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Bharati Lavekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Doctorate

Abdul Hamid Abdul Qayyum Shaik Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 53 8th Pass

Baldev Khosa Rs 8,86,58,536 ~ 8 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 75 12th Pass

Chhaya Sunil Tiwari Rs 28,82,533 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

Hans Krishanlal Shankardass

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Pravin Dabholkar Rs 52,00,000 ~ 52 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 50 10th Pass

Rajul Suresh Patel Rs 7,86,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 56 12th Pass

Saleem Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Illiterate

Sandesh Desai Rs 75,10,163 ~ 75 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 42 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Bharati Lavhekar

Cases Age Education

0 48 Doctorate

Abdul Hamid Shaikh Rs 11,53,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Akanksha Arindam Banarjee Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Baldev Vasantsingh Khosa Rs 1,06,32,851 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 70 12th Pass

Dinesh Lulai Gupta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Girja Shankar Pandey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 5th Pass

Krishan Lal Shankar Dass Hans Rs 38,65,193 ~ 38 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 57 10th Pass

Manish Suresh Dhuri Rs 42,76,634 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 36 12th Pass

Narendra Badriprasad Verma Rs 1,51,45,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 50 Graduate

Reshma Baburao Dhonde

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Rida Asgar Rashid Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Shahid Mohammad Mohammad Said Khan Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Vinod Kumar Arjun Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Baldev Basantsingh Khosa Rs 7,77,299 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 65 12th Pass

Bharati Bharat Chunnudas Rs 1,21,100 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Bismilah Abhas Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Changez Jamal Multani Rs 1,40,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Daulat Singh Mohan Singh Nagi

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Fairoz Khan Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Others

Geeta Vasant Yadav Rs 2,75,310 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 47 10th Pass

Manish Suresh Dhuri Rs 8,85,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 32 Graduate

Mohammed Aasif Gulam Mohammed Farid Rs 37,20,000 ~ 37 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Sardar Satinder Terlochen Singh Nanda

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Yeshodhar Padmakar Phanse Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 46 Graduate

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Ajaz Khan Rs 0 ~

Almas Hayatullah Shaikh Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Dineshkumar Keshav Prasad

Dr. Bharati Lavekar Rs 0 ~

Haroon Khan Rs 44,36,180 ~ 44 Lacs+

Nehal Jamal Sayyed Rs 35,000 ~ 35 Thou+

Pawan Devbaksh Singh

Sandesh Desai Rs 66,14,250 ~ 66 Lacs+

Sangeeta Rayban Rs 5,85,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Sanjay Sakharam Patil Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Sunil Laxman Chavan

Adv. Ashish Pradeep Sohani Rs 41,58,000 ~ 41 Lacs+

Geeta Kumari Singh Rs 0 ~

Raiees Lashkaria Rs 9,00,62,224 ~ 9 Crore+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Dr. Bharati Lavekar Rs 0 ~

Abdul Hamid Abdul Qayyum Shaik Rs 0 ~

Baldev Khosa Rs 8,86,58,536 ~ 8 Crore+

Chhaya Sunil Tiwari Rs 28,82,533 ~ 28 Lacs+

Hans Krishanlal Shankardass

Pravin Dabholkar Rs 52,00,000 ~ 52 Lacs+

Rajul Suresh Patel Rs 7,86,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Saleem Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Sandesh Desai Rs 75,10,163 ~ 75 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Dr. Bharati Lavhekar

Abdul Hamid Shaikh Rs 11,53,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Akanksha Arindam Banarjee Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Baldev Vasantsingh Khosa Rs 1,06,32,851 ~ 1 Crore+

Dinesh Lulai Gupta Rs 0 ~

Girja Shankar Pandey Rs 0 ~

Krishan Lal Shankar Dass Hans Rs 38,65,193 ~ 38 Lacs+

Manish Suresh Dhuri Rs 42,76,634 ~ 42 Lacs+

Narendra Badriprasad Verma Rs 1,51,45,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Reshma Baburao Dhonde

Rida Asgar Rashid Rs 0 ~

Shahid Mohammad Mohammad Said Khan Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Vinod Kumar Arjun Yadav Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Baldev Basantsingh Khosa Rs 7,77,299 ~ 7 Lacs+

Bharati Bharat Chunnudas Rs 1,21,100 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bismilah Abhas Khan Rs 0 ~

Changez Jamal Multani Rs 1,40,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Daulat Singh Mohan Singh Nagi

Fairoz Khan Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Geeta Vasant Yadav Rs 2,75,310 ~ 2 Lacs+

Manish Suresh Dhuri Rs 8,85,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Mohammed Aasif Gulam Mohammed Farid Rs 37,20,000 ~ 37 Lacs+

Sardar Satinder Terlochen Singh Nanda

Yeshodhar Padmakar Phanse Rs 0 ~

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