As Congress leader Siddaramaiah reacted immediately after the results, it was a victory of democracy over the politics of hatred. The bottom line is that Congress conquered the politics of hatred with.
So what led to the Congress's massive victory in Karnataka? A combination of factors - Primarily focussing on local issues. Raising the 40 percent sarkara slogan almost a year before the polls and followup campaigns like Pay CM found a resonance amongst voters of the state as there was enough time for the slogan to stick., Elections News, Times Now
The Congress now faces an upheaval task to choose the chief minister of Karnataka. Two key veteran leaders - Siddaramaiah, a former chief minister of Karnataka, and DK Shivakumar, the president of Karnataka Congress, - are the frontrunners for the post. aaa
Outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday wished "all the best" to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, who are in the race to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Sunday met NCP president Sharad Pawar at his residence in Mumbai and discussed providing an alternative to BJP, a meeting coming a day after the saffron party's drubbing in Karnataka elections.