The ruling BJP which held 118 seats in the 15th Assembly was reduced to 65 by the Congress surge from 69 seats to 136. The regional Janata Dal (Secular) party's tally fell from 32 seats to 19.
Can surprise CM Bommai continue, to who will win in the Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar tussle, to Kumaraswamy's JD(S) stewardship, to Shettar's rebellion, a lot depends on the results
The highest polling of 90% was recorded in Melukote and Hoskote. The Kanakapura seat of Congress president D K Shivakumar and Varuna seat of former CM Siddaramaiah saw polling of over 85 % and 84 % respectively.