Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023 Live Updates: Congress leading in most seats of polarised Karnataka district
Hassan
BJP- 38119
JDS- 37085
Arsikere
INC- 27107
JDS- 23558
Sakleshpur
BJP- 9075
INC- 7238
JDS- 6975
Shravanabelagola
JDS- 30596
INC- 27014
BJP- 1537
Holenarseepur
JDS- 8255
INC- 5449
Belur
INC- 9270
BJP- 8756
Arkagludu
JDS- 12117
IND- 8533
INC- 3730
The Congress has a distinct advantage in the current situation, but the BJP remains hopeful of avoiding a humiliating defeat in a state where its state unit had to confront anti-incumbency, lack of unity, and weak leadership throughout the campaign.
Although the BJP initially faced challenges regarding ticket distribution, campaign leadership, and the key issues to focus on, which led to confusion among both leaders and party members, it tried to center its campaign on the development agenda and its performance record. However, as the party fell behind early in the vote counting process, it gradually shifted its focus to the Hindutva ideology, particularly after the Congress mentioned Bajrang Dal in its manifesto. A state BJP leader admitted, "We realized that the Hindutva approach wouldn't be effective in Karnataka, but we veered off track."
At 8 Pm in Bangalore, a meeting to be held by Congress committee
Preetam Gowda of BJP in Hassan established a decent lead of 2400 votes against Swaroop of JDS
Karnataka | Congress candidate from Sarvagnanagar, KJ George says, "I thank the voters and Congress workers," as he leads from the assembly constituency.#KarnatakaElectionResults pic.twitter.com/W89Gr7pYqY— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2023
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