Results of the Karnataka Assembly Elections were declared on Saturday and the Congress party emerged victorious by winning 135 seats out of the 224, according to data available on Election Commission of India's website.
BJP came 2nd by winning 66 seats followed by Janata Dal (Secular) which won 19 seats.
Congress Karnataka President DK Shivakumar thanked the people of Karnataka for their support and also congratulated the party leaders for this triumph.
Congress party's victory is Karnataka's victory- a hard earned one!
May 13, 2023
Our guarantees for our people are the guiding force of our vision for the state and we shall get down to implementation right away.
This is a huge mandate for our leaders and workers who have worked hard for… pic.twitter.com/I9bQOiHm6BMeanwhile incumbent Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday resigned from his post, hours after the BJP lost the assembly elections. He accepted the verdict given by the people of Karnataka and promised to come back strong in the upcoming general elections.
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May 13, 2023
We accept the verdict of people of Karnataka with due respect, we will take this verdict in our…Karnataka Elections Results 2023: Full List Of Constituencies And Winners
As per the Election Commission of India - Out of the 224 assembly seats, Congress won 135 seats, BJP won 66, and JDS secured 19. Whereas other parties and independent candidate tally was 4.
AdvertisementBelow is the list of winners per each constituency of the Karnataka Elections 2023
Karnataka Election Results: 2023 Vs 2018
The BJP's vote share remained largely intact since 2018 but the Congress party made gains by winning the Vokkaliga and Lingayat votes.
Karnataka Election Results: Vote Share
As far as percentage vote share is concerned, Congress bagged around 44% of the vote share, BJP got around 37%, followed by JDS with 15%.
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