At 12.50 pm Saturday, data on Election Commission website showed Congress leading in 128 of 224 seats, while BJP was leading in 66 seats and JD(S) in 22. Congress had already won in 2 seats.
Special arrangements are being made to shift MLAs to remote areas in Bengaluru and observers have been appointed to do this exercise, party sources said.
Karnataka polls was the first big electoral battle between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the latter was expelled from the Lok Sabha in March.
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Controversy stirred up a hornet's nest for Congress, with BJP launching blistering attack on rival. Modi even claimed that opposition party wanted to 'lock up' devotees of Hanuman.
In Hyderabad-Karnataka region, Congress has given more tickets to the Scheduled Caste 'touchables', and none to SC-Left. Party hopes this will help it make up for SC-Left votes.
Bajrang Dal, which Congress promised to 'ban' if voted to power, has presence in coastal Karnataka. In Bengaluru, the issue may not be a 'game-changer', but could neutralise anti-incumbency.
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SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
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