Latest trends indicated the BJP was ahead in 41 seats, the Congress in 36 and JDS in 13. Postal ballots were being counted initially. The elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly were held on May 10
Karnataka election 2023 results: Former CM Siddaramaiah is contesting a high-stakes battle against BJP’s V Somanna in Varuna constituency of Mysuru district.
The BJP’s top brass campaigned vigorously in the Old Mysore region. But the party’s focus on a national, sometimes divisive, agenda did not bring it the expected results.
The electoral fortunes of top leaders, from CM Bommai of the BJP, Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar and JD(S)' HD Kumaraswamy, among many others will be known on Saturday