Without alliance with JD(S), BJP would manage only 8 seats in Karnataka. ThePrint looks at vote share of parties in each assembly segment & extrapolates it for each Lok Sabha constituency.
Siddaramaiah said assurances will be fulfilled irrespective of financial burden on state coffers. He also blamed previous BJP govt for bad finances of Karnataka and of the country.
BJP has often grabbed power by engineering defections from other parties, but side-effects include erosion of ideology, weakening morale, and corruption, party sources say.
Nagendra Ramachandra Naik contested the election from Bhatkal and secured only 1,502 votes. His elevation has been recommended thrice by the SC collegium.
With his approach based on 3 pillars — mass outreach, visible leadership & enthusiastic cadre — D. K. Shivakumar had kept up pressure on the BJP government consistently.
While the party has won 19 seats in the 224-member Karnataka assembly, its tally in 11 Vokkaliga-dominated districts of south Karnataka, a traditional JD(S) support base, is just 15 of 73 seats.
Unlike other BJP-ruled states like Gujarat, Uttarakhand & UP, Karnataka was an exception as corruption became a major sticking point. Bommai govt faced strong anti-incumbency.
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