Apr 13, 2018 08:26 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Karnataka Elections: State heading towards hung assembly; Congress has slight advantage, predicts opinion poll
Live updates from the state of Karnataka, which is heading for crucial Assembly polls in May. This blog will keep an eye on the election campaigns and the latest political developments in the state.
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BJP President Amit Shah to sit on dharna in Hubballi on April
PM to address 10 rallies in Karanataka
Siddaramaiah in Delhi to finalise candidates
Congress set to release final list by April 15
BJP's 2nd list of candidates likely on April 11: Yeddyurappa
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Karnataka is heading towards a hung Assembly this year, an India Today-Karvy Insights opinion poll conducted just over a month before the high-stakes election in the state predicts. The biggest takeaway from the opinion poll is that no one party is expected to reach the magic number of 112 in Karnataka's 225-member Assembly. The Congress, currently in power, can hope to win between 90 and 101 seats while the BJP will win between 78 and 86 seats. Going by the opinion poll, HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) may be the kingmaker in Karnataka, with the party and its pre-poll alliance member, Bahujan Samaj Party, winning between 34 and 43 seats.
BJP President Amit Shah spared no time in reacting on the reports that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah might shift his constituency for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly polls. The BJP chief who was in poll-bound state on Friday said this was the "first major lead" that the saffron party would win the election.
The Congress may finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls on Friday, said its state-unit president G Parameshwara in a PTI report. The party leaders had discussion over the names of candidates in the morning on the day and there is a possibility of releasing the names of contenders for about 136 constituencies out of 224 in the state by the evening.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has decided to contest from the two seats in the upcoming assembly elections. As per the media reports, the CM has decided to contest from the Badami assembly constituency in Bagalkot district of North Karnataka, as well as Chamundeshwari in Mysuru district of South Karnataka, reported The Times of India.
Meeting of the BJP central election committee over the upcoming Karnataka elections is scheduled to be held on 15th April at BJP headquarters in Delhi, as per news agency ANI.
BJP President Amit Shah will take out a road show in Gokak, Karnataka. He will also interact with students of Nehru Medical College and attend several other public programs on the day.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the Congress party had not yet finalised the list of candidates for the upcoming state assembly polls and that a "fake" list was in circulation to create confusion.
PM to address 10 rallies in Karnataka
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