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Congress trumps BJP and JD(S) across all regions, except coast

In what is perceived as a wave election, Congress has trumped its opponents Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) across all regions, except in Coastal Karnataka where BJP has been successful in holding on to its fort.

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Miserable defeat shakes belief of BJP high command being ‘invincible’

The miserable defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections of the ruling BJP, whose tally crashed from 104 seats in the last polls to 65 now, has not only shocked the party but also shaken the belief that its high command is “invincible”.

The Hindu

Karnataka Assembly election results | BJP tripped on experiments with caste matrix

The BJP’s experiments to tinker with the reservation matrix months before the Karnataka State Assembly elections, a series of its decisions that are believed to have riled the influential Lingayat community, and a perceived threat to minorities under the saffron party’s rule

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A flush of fresh faces in the new Karnataka Assembly

As Karnataka delivered an unambiguous verdict on who will lead the next Assembly, it has also made way for many new faces, some of who also emerged as “giant killers,” having managed to defeat big names.

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The BJP’s Karnataka defeat — a blow to its mythmaking

The Congress’ decisive win in Karnataka shatters two myths about the BJP’s electoral dominance — the idea of “subaltern Hindutva” and the popularity of the “double engine” slogan.

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Congress, CPI(M) see a middle-of-the-road outcome in 2024 instead of a saffron wave

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) defeat in the Assembly election in neighbouring Karnataka has buoyed Kerala’s ruling front and Opposition.

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A govt. with a clear mandate will be more effective: Trade bodies

Trade bodies that represent MSMEs and other businesses in Karnataka have unanimously said that a government that comes with a clear mandate will be more effective and supportive to people and trade in the State.

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Karnataka poll results derail BJP plan to woo leaders, Congress to put up united face

The sweeping victory of the Congress party in Karnataka has forced the political parties in Telangana to redraw their strategies for the year-end Assembly elections

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Karnataka win a victory of secular forces: Antony

The historic victory scripted by the Congress in Karnataka conveyed the message that the Narendra Modi government could be toppled in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if secular forces in the country united,

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Congress polarised voters in Karnataka but Telangana is different, says Bandi Sanjay

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Karnataka Assembly election results | PM Modi’s push did little to turn the tide in many constituencies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi headlined the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign in Karnataka, pitching for a “double engine sarkar”, with the same party in power at both the Centre and State. He held over 20 rallies and roadshows in the State after elections were declared.

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Modi’s ruling BJP voted out in key Indian state of Karnataka

The results are expected to energise the opposition that is banking on forming a united front in the next election.

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Karnataka election result is beginning of the end for BJP, says Durai Vaiko

Greeting All India Congress Committee leader Rahul Gandhi for the role he played in electioneering in Karnataka, Mr. Durai said the victory should not be seen as a win for the State but the mood of the people in the country showing the doors to the BJP

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Victory in Karnataka Assembly election is just the beginning, says Selvaperunthagai

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee Assembly floor leader says this is the start of the change to come in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha election; Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan also congratulates Rahul Gandhi for his party’s win

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Congress’ united show, sustained campaign against ‘40% sarakara’ result in spectacular victory

The united electioneering backed by a sustained campaign against Basavaraj Bommai-led “40% sarakara” of the BJP by the Opposition Congress, along with its five pre-poll guarantees, has registered a spectacular victory to govern the State unencumbered by any outside threats, especially the ill-famous “Operation Lotus”.

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Stalin congratulates Congress on its victory in Karnataka Assembly election

Congratulating the Congress for its ‘spectacular’ victory, he said the unjustifiable disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Member of Parliament, misusing investigative agencies against political opponents, imposition of Hindi, and rampant corruption have echoed in the minds of the people of Karnataka

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Modi's Hindu nationalist party loses India's Karnataka state ahead of national vote

India's main opposition Congress party wrested control of the crucial southern state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, according to a near complete vote count.

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‘Kerala Story’ failed in Karnataka and Karnataka story will not repeat in Telangana: KTR

BRS leaders term the BJP loss in Karnataka as the beginning of the downfall of the party and assert Congress would not be able to win in Telangana

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Congress will sweep 2024 general elections, says Chinta Mohan

Former Union Minister Chinta Mohan has said that the Karnataka Assembly election result was a harbinger of the Congress Party sweeping the 2024 elections at the Centre. Dr. Mohan, along with Congress cadres, on Saturday, celebrated the victory of the Congress by garlanding the statue of Rajiv Gandhi at the…

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Karnataka results are the beginning of the end of BJP before 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that the results are the beginning of the end for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Karnataka election results | How did political heirs and families fare?

Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls, BJP leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa gave up his stronghold seat of Shikaripura in favour of his son B.Y. Vijayendra. We look at how candidates from influential families fielded by political parties performed in this year’s state Assembly election.

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Watch | How the Congress celebrated | Karnataka election results

A video on how the Congress party and its supporters celebrated their performance in the Karnataka assembly elections

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With Karnataka defeat, BJP finds itself ousted from south India

With the BJP’s defeat in the Karnataka assembly polls, the party has now vacated its last fort among the five southern states.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ changed the tide in favour of Congress in Karnataka, says APCC chief

In spite of the vicious campaign unleashed by the BJP in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Congress party’s vote share has increased by 8%, and Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ has changed the mood of the electorate in the party’s favour, says APCC president Gidugu Rudra Raju

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Karnataka results will repeat in Telangana, say elated Congress leaders

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