Karnataka Election 2023

Karnataka Election Results 2023: Congress sweeps past majority mark, CM Bommai takes 'responsibility' for BJP's rout

Victory in Karnataka was crucial for Congress' survival and its morale boost ahead of the 2024 General Elections. It will become the fourth state where the party will be in power. Currently, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan have Congress governments

Karnataka Results: Why Lingayats, a traditional BJP vote bank, picked Congress

Out of the 69 Lingayats fielded by the BJP, only 15 secured victory. The community, which has traditionally backed the saffron party, supported the Congress this time. This disenchantment was long in the making

Karnataka Results: Sunil Kanugolu, poll strategist ‘as elusive as Bagheera’ who scripted Congress’ win

Congress has wrested power from the BJP in Karnataka with a resounding win. One man who should be attributed for the success is the elusive poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu. Also known as the ‘other Prashant Kishor’, Kanugolu began his political career working for then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi

Karnataka Results: Love over hate, women and caste factor. How Congress won the southern state

Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress is flying high – it has secured a big win over the BJP in Karnataka. The Grand Old Party did many things right. Here’s what went in favour of them and what went wrong for the saffron party

Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: The big winners and losers

As Congress wins the Karnataka Assembly elections, we take a look at how the political heavyweights performed. BJP turncoat Jagadish Shettar’s defeat was an upset for the Grand Old Party. While JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy won, his son Nikhil lost

Karnataka Election Results 2023 LIVE: Congress registers best-ever performance in the state since 1999

Karnataka Election Results 2023 LIVE Updates: The primary contenders for the top position are Siddaramaiah, who was chief minister from 2013 to 2018, and Congress state unit President DK Shivakumar

King Cong in Karnataka! Dhols and dancing as party celebrates win

As the Congress thumped to victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, celebrations erupted across the country. Leader Rahul Gandhi was all smiles; party workers were prancing around dressed up as Lord Hanuman. There was dancing, some chanting, and a lot of cheer

Walk to Victory: How Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra paved way for Congress win in Karnataka

In the fiercely fought Karnataka Assembly election, Congress won 136 of the 224 seats. The party attributes the victory to its staunch opposition to the BJP's 'divisive politics', its leader Rahul Gandhi, and his Bharat Jodo Yatra. The influence of the march is quite visible in the southern state

Why ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ has become Congress’ victory cry in Karnataka

The promise to ban Bajrang Dal in its manifesto seemed like it had backfired on Congress. The BJP made ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ its unofficial slogan for the Karnataka Assembly election. But in the end, the Grand Old Party benefitted and came out on top

Karnataka Election 2023: Stalin pats Congress, says BJP wiped out from Dravidian landscape

DMK president and Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Saturday said that the BJP has been ousted from power in the Dravidian landscape with the Congress' victory in Karnataka and like-minded parties should join forces to win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls