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Live Karnataka Elections 2018 Results Updates: BJP claims to form government, Governor asks to prove majority; Karnataka win unprecedented, extraordinary, says PM Modi

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 16 May 2018, 16:19 IST

Karnataka assembly elections vote counting was held on Tuesday. Aiming at 2019 Lok Sabha Election top parties are in neck-to-neck-fight to become the 'Karnataka's King'. Well, all the parties are confident to win the distinguish assembly election of 2018 with 222 constituency seats.

The voting for in 222 constituency seats in the 224-member state assembly was held on May 12. Polling was postponed due to complaints of electoral disturbances in the RR Nagar seat. On Jaynagar seat, the polling was postponed due to the demise of the BJP candidate.

The Janata Dal (S) also claimed its victory and said that the candidate of the Chief Minister's post HD Kumaraswamy would be "King", not "Kingmaker."

Election Commision office sources said that counting will start at around 40 centres at 8 o'clock in the morning. Trends can begin to come within an hour and the results will be clear until late evening. If there is a clear mandate in favour of Congress, then it will be the first time since 1985 when a party will form the government for the second time in the Karnataka.

Here are important live updates of Karnataka Election results 2018 LIVE:

20:45 (IST) Rahul Gandhi tweets on Karnataka results, thanks voters, party workers

A big thank you to all those who voted for the Congress in these elections. We appreciate your support and will fight for you.

Thank you also to our workers and leaders for their dedication & untiring hard work in support of the party.

20:24 (IST) Democracy murdered in West Bengal, says PM Modi

Modi said that while on one hand he was happy about the results of Karnataka elections, he was sad about a mishap in his constituency Varanasi. He also slammed the West Bengal government over the panchayat poll violence on Monday that killed over 12 people in different districts. "Not just BJP, workers of other parties were also troubled. Democracy was murdered in Bengal. Earlier, just uttering Bengal's name would incite pride among us, but now it has changed," Modi said.

20:19 (IST) Congress tried to create north-south divide

"Congress spoke about the north-south divide. Such kind of politics is very harmful for the country. I was afraid that the lack of knowledge of language would hamper my expression. But people of Karnataka gave me so much love that language was never a barrier for me. I will always cherish the affection I received from them. I was able to connect with the public and the people have rejected such divisive politics," Modi said.

20:13 (IST) Congratulating the Karnataka BJP cadre, Narendra Modi said that electoral victories are a result of the cadres hard work. "The smell of their sweat and hard work are making the lotus bloom," Modi said.

20:09 (IST) PM Narendra Modi calls Karnataka win unprecedented, extraordinary.

He said, "The win in Karnataka is unprecedented and extraordinary because there was a false perception spread by some people that BJP is a northern party, Hindi party. I am very happy that the people have broken such stereotypes."

20:00 (IST) This is the 15th election. BJP has already won the last 14 elections. This is the 15th consecutive election where BJP is going to win: Amit Shah, BJP President in Delhi

19:59 (IST) Have shown that Congress & JD(S) have a clear majority. Yeddyurappa is saying that BJP's single largest party, but single largest party doesn't necessarily form govt. I think Governor should invite the groups having the majority: Dinesh Gundu Rao, Congress

19:56 (IST) Amit Shah thanks party workers for Karnataka 'win'

"After consecutive wins, the day of victory in Karnataka is a very auspicious day for our party," Shah said. He claimed that the people of Karnataka has given a overwhelming verdict to oust the Congress.

19:46 (IST) Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BJP HQ after parl panel meet

19:36 (IST) Governors appointed by BJP govt didn't invite single largest party in Goa, Manipur: Sitaram Yechury

19:29 (IST) BJP wins 18 out of 21 seats in coastal Karnataka

19:14 (IST) Amit Shah arrives for a parliamentary board meeting at BJP HQ

18:51 (IST) Karnataka has shown unwavering trust in Narendra Modi: Amit Shah

I congratulate each & every Karyakarta of @BJP4Karnataka unit and Shri B S Yeddyurappa ji for their relentless efforts. Like rest of the nation, the great land of Karnataka has shown their unwavering trust in PM @narendramodi’s clean, transparent and pro-development governance.

18:45 (IST) I thank my sisters & brothers of Karnataka for steadfastly supporting BJP’s development agenda & making BJP the single largest party in the state. I salute stupendous work of BJP #Karnataka Karyakartas who toiled round the clock & worked for the party, tweets PM Modi

18:29 (IST) BJP Parliamentary meet at 7 pm: Reports

Amit Shah has called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of the situation in Karnataka. The party's parliamentary panel is scheduled to meet at 7 pm to decide the future course of action.

18 27 (IST) BJP can't succeed in operation lotus this time, says Siddaramaiah

"They tried and succeeded the last time, this time they may try but they will not succeed. We have the support of 118 MLAs including the two independents. So because of the constitutional merit that our claim holds, we must be allowed to form the government," Siddaramaiah told reporters. 

18:21 (IST) Governor told us he will decide after formal results, says HD Kumaraswamy

"We had detailed discussion with the senior leadership of AICC, after which they extended full support to the JDS) to form the government. We then took this claim to the governor, who said that he will take a decision after EC formalizes all results," Kumaraswamy told reporters.

"The fact that the BJP has made similar claims to revive operation Lotus appears to stem from a similar effort they tried in 2008," Kumaraswamy said. 

17:58 (IST) Constitutional expert S Kashyap says 'Entirely up to Guv to appoint anyone he thinks proper. He's expected to be guided by his assessment of who is likely to command majority support in the House.'

17:46 (IST) BJP Parliamentary Board to meet at 7 pm at party headquarters in Delhi today 

17:36 (IST) Congress and JDS have enough numbers and will form government, but BJP can't

JD(S) & Congress have enough numbers to form the government. BJP cannot form the government without the numbers: M Veerappa Moily, Congress 

17:27 (IST) JD(S) legislative party meeting called at 6:15 pm today in Bengaluru. 

17:27 (IST) JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy arrives at Raj Bhawan to meet Karnataka Governor in Bengaluru.

17:24 (IST) Just now we met Governor because we are single largest party, and that he allows us to prove majority in the Assembly, BS Yeddyurappa

17:20 (IST) BS Yeddyurappa, Ananth Kumar, Shobha Karandlaje & Rajeev Chandrasekhar have entered Raj Bhavan.

17:16 (IST) HD Deve Gowda son and Congress-JD(S) CM candidate HD Kumaraswamy leaves residence, heads to Raj Bhawan to meet governor

17:10 (IST) It is upto the understanding of the Governor who he calls to form the government. It is upto him if he wants to call the single largest party or a coalition government, says Subhash Kashyap, Constitutional expert Karnataka Elections 2018 

17:04 (IST) BJP will form government

100 percent we will form the government, says BS Yeddyurappa 

17:07 (IST) JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy leaves for Raj Bhawan to meet Karnataka Governor in Bengaluru.

17:02 (IST) Congress & JDS has 117, we need 111 to form the govt. Since we were in power, and we lost, we have given our support for JDS led govt. BJP has 104, we are ahead of them : Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress

16:50 (IST) I have taken an appointment with Karnataka Governor for 5 pm. We should be forming the govt as we are the single largest party, BS Yeddyurappa

16: 45 Congress spoekspersonPriyanka Chaturvedi hit back at BJp over 'backdoor politics' jibe

16:25 (IST) DK Shivakumar accompined with Independent MLA denied entry at Raj Bhavan. DK Shivakumar says, “Whatever the high command has decided, we will abide by it. Two Independent MLAs are supporting us.”

16:23 (IST) I'm here with our independent MLA. The independent MLA Mr Nagesh & others MLAs are with us. We have the numbers. We want a secular govt in Karnataka

16:16 (IST) JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy seeks appointment from the Governor of Karnataka this evening, writes we have accepted Congress's support to form the government

1:55 (IST) BJP CM Candidate BS Yeddyurappa ahead of Congress, wins from Shikaripura seat by 35,397 votes

1:40 (IST) BJP CM Candidate BS Yeddyurappa wins from Shikaripura seat by 35,397 votes

1:34 (IST) Many Congress people have won the election, you cannot write-off the Congress. It is, maybe, a set back for Congress, we will find out what is the cause of the setback, says Karnataka Minister KJ George.

1:25 (IST) As the BJP heads towards a possible victory in the Karnataka Elections 2018, party's general secretary #RamMadhav accredited the RSS cadres for enormously helping the party in Karnataka

1:20 (IST) Official EC trends: BJP now leading on 106 seats, Congress 76, JD(S)+ 38 , Others 02. 

1:16 (IST) Congress is now opposing for the sake of it. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, we will certainly win: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

1:09 (IST) Dinesh Gundu Rao, Working President of Karnataka Congress leading from Gandhi Nagar constituency by 6143 votes over his JDS rival V. Narayanasamy 

1:03 (IST) Rahul bhai is a leader in the ascent. 2019 will be a different ball game. The alliances are coming with him. 'Sidhu unke (Rahul Gandhi) saath khada rahega, jab tak mere andar lahu hai,' says Navjot Singh Sidhu, Punjab Minister on Karnataka election

12:42 (IST) This is the third straight defeat of Rahul Gandhi since he became President. He declared himself the PM candidate. Now if all opposition wants to unite toh hamare liye bhi ye theek hai,ki desh ki jitni gandagi hai vo ek saath hate, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Union Minister.

12:40 (IST) The Sangha Parivar cadres have helped us enormously. In certain regions, like coastal Karnataka, Parivar has helped us a lot: Ram Madhav, BJP

12:35 (IST) I would like to thank the people of Karnataka for this mandate. Also, credit goes to the hard work of PM Modi and Amit Shah ji, as well as state leadership,party workers and RSS cadre. BJP's southward march has begun, says Ram Madhav, BJP.

12:30 (IST) It's not a vote for development or Hinduism. PM Modi and Amit Shah made personal attacks, says Veerappa Moily, INC.

12:24 (IST) BJP MP Subramanian Swamy's reaction when asked about Congress raising questions on EVMs #KarnatakaElections2018

12:01 (IST) Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman celebrate at party headquarters in Delhi #KarnatakaElectionResults

11:42 (IST) People of Karnataka want good governance, that is why they have chosen BJP. This is a big victory for the party. Congress is losing state after state & we are winning state after state: Prakash Javadekar, BJP Karnataka in-charge

 

 

11:32 (IST) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted her congratulatory wishes and said,  "Congratulations to the winners of the Karnataka elections. For those who lost, fight back. If Congress had gone into an alliance with the JD(S), the result would have been different. Very different"

11:31 (IST) Rahul Gandhi did his best, but it is we who have lost the elections. We, the local leadership, should have en-cashed it in a proper way & because of which we lost it: DK Shivkumar, Karnataka Minister on #KarnatakaElections2018

11:22 (IST) BJP workers celebrate outside party office in #Delhi as trends show the party is set to win #KarnatakaElectionResults2018.

 

11:17 (IST) Lead established by GT Deve Gowda, S Yathindra in Chamundeswari, Varuna

11:15 (IST) I am saying it from day 1, there is no political party in India which has not raised questions on EVMs, even BJP has done it in the past. Now when all parties are doubting EVMs then what problem does BJP have in conducting polls through ballot?: Mohan Prakash,Congress

11:05 (IST) BJP points Siddaramaiah's decision to contest from two constituencies and says, "

Dear Congressis,

It's now clear why Siddaramaiah wanted to contest from Badami.

Badami was chosen as a safe option as Chamundeshwari was bound to go. Yet, you had the audacity to compare it with PM Modi choosing to contest from two seats.

Hope you have learned humility now"

 

11:00 (IST) Official EC trends: BJP now leading on 110 seats, Congress 56, JD(S)+ 39 , Others 02. #KarnatakaElectionResults2018

10:59 (IST) Kollegal seat won by BSP's N Mahesh.

Bahujan Samaj Party's N Mahesh has won Kollegal seat.

10:55 (IST) Prabhu Chavan of BJP has won the Bidar district's Aurad taluk

 10:54 (IST) This is a historic win for BJP. I want to thank all the people of Karnataka for voting for us. Ab desh mein Congress khojo abhiyan chalega, kahaan rahegi pata nahi: Raman Singh, CM of Chhattisgarh. #KarnatakaElections2018

 10:44 (IST) Bharath Shetty of BJP won the Mangalore City North constituency and defeated Mohideen Bava of Congress.

10:22 (IST) BJP takes lead on 101 seats, Congress 46, JD(S) 38, Others 03. #KarnatakaElectionResults2018

10:12 (IST) BJP workers celebrate outside party office in Bengaluru as trends show the party leading.

10:04 (IST) Official EC trends: BJP leading on 85 seats, Congress on 47, JD(S) ahead on 35 seats, Others 02.

10:02 (IST) There is no question of alliance(with JDS) as we are already crossing 112 seats: Sadananda Gowda,BJP

10:01 (IST) Correct position will be known at 11-11.30 am. I am going to discuss it( possibility of alliance with JDS) with Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok Gehlot,says Mallikarjun Kharge,Congress

9:54 (IST) JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy leading over the Congress candidate Iqbal Husaain by over 7000 votes in Ramanagara, he is also leading from Channapatna. 

9:47 (IST) BJP leading on 73 seats, Congress on 40, JD(S) ahead on 25 seats, Others 03.

9:38 (IST) Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar leading over JDS's Narayana Gowda by 2729 votes from Kanakpura
 
Related story: Karnataka Election Results 2018: Congress leader Siddaramaiah glance to extend regime, BJP's Yeddyurappa looks for a comeback; or JDS will become 'King maker'?
 
9:23 (IST) "Current trends suggest a regime change. These trends have to sustain for the government to change," says Shankar Aiyyar.Meanwhile, Swapan Dasgupta says, "It can be said with certain authority that Congress on its own is not coming to power."

 

9:22 (IST) "We are confident of getting majority. We will win more than 130 seats. Congress will reduce less than 60 and JDS less than 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying good things about ex PM (Gowda) is customary. The honorable PM said nice things about Deve Gowda as ex-PM. That does not mean that we are looking for an alliance," says Zafar Islam, BJP.

09:17 (IST) Vote shares released so far by EC: Congress leads with 41.1%; BJP close behind at 40.7%

INC - 41.1%,1,59,081 votes
BJP - 40.7%,1,57,565 votes
JD(S) - 12.9%, 49,843 votes
IND - 2.5%, 9,835 votes
SDPI - 0.4%,1,659 votes
AIMEP - 0.4%,1,538 votes
CPM - 0.3%,1,197 votes
NOTA - 0.9%, 3,530 votes

09:10 (IST) These are initial trends,we hope Congress will form the Govt in Karnataka and are confident of it, but yes all options(allying with JDS) are open, says Ashok Gehlot, Congress.

09:05 (IST) BJP leading in 22 seats, Congress in 13 seats, JDS on 3 and others on 1

8:55 (IST) JD(S) chief minister aspirant HD Kumaraswamy is currently in the lead by 1,552 votes in Ramanagara Assembly constituency, as per ANI.

8:50 (IST) Chief Minister  Siddaramaiah's son and Congress candidate, Dr Yathindra, is leading with 2,064 votes in the Varuna constituency.

08:43 (IST) BJP, Congress on neck-and-neck fight at 8.30 am

Congress - 24; BJP - 24; JD(S) and allied parties -15; Others - 1

8:30 (IST) Congress CM pick Siddaramaiah is leading in Badami seat. Congress won this seat in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly Elections. 

8:26 (IST) EVMs have been opened across counting centres in Karnataka. Visuals from a counting centre in Kalaburagi's Afzalpur. Karnataka elections

8:25 (IST) Counting of votes for Karnataka Elections 2018 begins, postal ballots to be counted first. Visuals from a strong room (where EVMs & postal ballots are kept) in Kalaburagi's Afzalpur.

8:04 (IST) Counting of votes for Karnataka Elections 2018 begins, postal ballots to be counted first.

8:05 (IST) Senior party leaders will decide on this, but we are confident and hope to form Government on our own: Dr.Yathindra,Congress candidate from Varuna and son of CM Siddaramaiah on possibility of post poll alliance with JDS

7:35 (IST) 11,000 police personnel, 1 Rapid Action Force (RAF) company & 20 Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) companies have been deployed across Bengaluru today ahead of counting of votes for Karnataka Elections 2018.

7:30 (IST) 50,000 police personnel deployed across 38 counting centres in state,11,000 in Bengaluru alone. 1 Rapid Action Force (RAF) company & 20 Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) companies also deployed in Bengaluru.

7: 19 (IST) We have deployed Central Armed Police Forces(CAPF) in strong rooms, adequate security personnel presence will be there at all counting centres to ensure law and order is maintained: OP Rawat,Chief Election Commissioner 

Also read: Karnataka Assembly Election 2018: Did you know 37% BJP and 27% Congress candidates have criminal cases against them? Here are some unknown facts about India's richest poll

First published: 15 May 2018, 8:24 IST
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