The Bhupesh Baghel model of boosting the rural economy seemed to create a strong wave in favour of the incumbent Congress. But BJP’s central leadership and election juggernaut swung into action to ensure its win
Though Naxal violence has declined, poll-time violence showed that the problem remains. If the BJP govt strengthened security efforts in its time, the Congress one went in for a mixed approach including development.
"Polarisation could not dent Karnataka results, which was an encouraging sign of the electorate's maturity. I’ll be disappointed if we get below two-thirds (60 out of 90 seats). This government has done a lot of good work"