Karnataka Results: It’s 16 Each. PM’s Last-Minute Roadshow Improves BJP’s Tally in Greater Bengaluru Region

Even though the Congress won 136 seats in the Karnataka elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not make it easy for the grand old party to win. Notably, in Bangalore Urban + Bangalore Rural, which comprises 32 seats, both the parties won the same number of seats, resulting in a tie with 16 seats.

According According to experts, the performance of BJP The situation in the region would have been worse if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not held a last-minute roadshow in Bangalore to appeal to voters.

While the BJP lost several assembly seats across the state, the party’s performance shows an improvement compared to the previous election for the Greater Bengaluru region, where they won 11 seats in the region.

The Congress returned to power in Karnataka after 10 years, reclaiming the BJP’s only southern state stronghold. The victory comes as a significant boost for the grand old party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, countering predictions of several exit polls predicting a hung assembly.

As soon as the results of the May 10 election came out, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conceded defeat, the BJP’s second defeat after Himachal Pradesh in December last year. Despite the efforts of party workers and even the Prime Minister, the BJP failed to make a significant impact.

According to the latest trends on the Election Commission’s website, the Congress was leading or won 136 of the 224 assembly seats, comfortably crossing the majority mark of 113. The BJP was leading on 64 seats, a sharp decline from its previous tally of 104. In 2018. The JD-S, which aspires to be the kingmaker, was leading on 20 seats, down from 37 in the last election.

With the much-anticipated victory in the crucial southern state, celebrations broke out at Congress offices across the country, from Bengaluru to Bikaner and Ranchi to Ahmedabad, with party workers dancing to the beat of drums and bursting crackers.