Live Updates: Karnataka Elections To Be Held In Single Phase On May 12; Results On May 15

The Karnataka election dates announced by the Election Commission is crucial to both BJP and the ruling Congress.

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Live Updates: Karnataka Elections To Be Held In Single Phase On May 12; Results On May 15

Karnataka Election 2018: The Election Commission announce dates and preparations for Karnataka elections

New Delhi:  The Election Commission today announced the dates for Karnataka assembly elections. Elections will be held in a single phase on May 12 and the results will be announced on May 15. The announcement of election dates spawned a controversy as the BJP IT Cell head tweeted the dates before the official announcement. The Election Commission said they "will look into leaks" on dates. The state has been in the spotlight where the ruling Congress hopes to retain power and resist the BJP's aggressive campaign. While the elections are critical for the Congress that has been wiped out from most major states it used to rule, they are also important for the BJP to make in-roads into south India - a region that has proved difficult for it to foray into. The state has seen bitter campaigning by both the parities with allegations of communal and political murders and tit-for-tat charges of large-scale corruption. Leaders from both parties including PM Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and BJP's Amit Shah visited the state multiple times over the past few months. The ongoing term for the Karnataka assembly, which has 224 seats, expires on May 28.
 

Here are the live updates of Election Commission's briefing on Karanataka election dates:




Mar 27, 2018
11:37 (IST)
The announcement of election dates spawned a controversy as the BJP IT Cell head tweeted the dates before the official announcement. The Election Commission said they "will look into leaks" on dates.
Mar 27, 2018
11:32 (IST)

Karanataka Elections 2018:

Date of Issue of Gazette Notification - 17 Apr 2018
Last Date of Nominations - 24 Apr 2018
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations - 25 Apr 2018
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures - 27 Apr 2018
Date of Election - 12 May
Date of Counting (Result) - 15 May
Mar 27, 2018
11:29 (IST)

Karnataka elections to be held on May 12 ; results to be announced on May 15
Mar 27, 2018
11:05 (IST)

The Election Commission begins press briefing on the details of Karnataka election 2018. 

  • Special arrangements to be made for women voters including security arrangements. Over 450 centers all-women centres will be set up. 
  • VVPATS will be used at all polling stations during the elections in the state 
  • Photographs of all candidates are to be attached to the voting machines in the state
  • Electronically transmitted postal ballots will be used for the Karnataka elections
  • The Model code of conduct comes into effect immediately in the whole of Karnataka
  • Use of loudspeakers will be regulated and not be used between 10 pm and 6 am
  • Election expenditure monitoring has been issued in detail and it will be monitored rigorously 
  • Ceiling on expenditure by candidates is 28 lakhs but no ceiling on expenditure of political parties
  • Media certification and planning committees already in place, training going on, will monitor paid news
  • Pre-certification of all advertisements in electronic media
Mar 27, 2018
10:47 (IST)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a rally in Mangaluru, Karnataka. After the BJP's win in the assembly polls in the northeastern states, Mr Adityanath had said that the 'lotus' will now bloom in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha, thanks to the development-oriented policies of the prime minister and his good governance, and the guidance of the party chief Amit Shah.
Mar 27, 2018
10:36 (IST)

The BJP launched Bengaluru Rakshisi or Save Bengaluru campaign earlier this month with padyatras through all the 28 assembly constituencies in the city over two weeks. The campaign that began in south Bengaluru's Basavanagudi was attended by union ministers Ananth Kumar, Sadananda Gowda and Prakash Javadekar who is also the party in-charge for Karnataka.
Mar 27, 2018
10:27 (IST)

Seven rebel JD(S) leaders joined Congress in Karnataka yesterday. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi welcomed them to the party in Mysuru yesterday. "I look forward to work with you all, towards our shared vision for #NavaKarnatakaNirmana," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tweeted. 
Mar 27, 2018
10:08 (IST)

Addressing a rally in the Karnataka last month, Congress chief rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi, demanding answers for the multi-thousand crore banking fraud linked to celebrity designer Nirav Modi. Mr Gandhi also invoked Basaveshwara, the 12th century social reformer from Karnataka who is revered by the Lingayats.
Mar 27, 2018
10:05 (IST)
The ruling Congress in the state faces a tough challenge from the BJP, which launched its election campaign in November. The BJP spent 85 days campaigning across the state and organized a rally in Bengaluru addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP has decided to pitch BS Yeddyurappa as its chief ministerial candidate.
Mar 27, 2018
09:36 (IST)

BJP chief Amit Shah held a massive roadshow in Shivamogga yesterday, where he launched the state BJP's "Karunadu Jagruti Yatre' a rally to awaken the electorate of Karnataka against the "misrule" of the Siddaramaiah government.
Mar 27, 2018
09:30 (IST)

The Karnataka elections are important to the two major political parties - BJP and Congress who have been campaigning aggressively in the state for the last few months. For the Congress, retaining Karnataka is an imperative at a time it has lost its grip on much of India. The party is in power in just four states - Punjab, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Mizoram - compared to the BJP's 21.
Mar 27, 2018
09:14 (IST)
The Election Commission is expected to announce the dates for the Karnataka elections 2018 in a briefing at 11 am today. The briefing is also expected to give more details regarding the election such as the constituencies, security measures and also announce the dates for the election results. 
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