Karnataka Election Results 2024: NDA wins 19 and Congress seals nine seats, counting finished

The NDA (BJP + JDS) has won 19 seats out of 28 in Karnataka and Congress won remaining nine Lok Sabha seats. The JDS which contested in three Lok Sabha seats won two of them and it lost Hassan seat which was contested by rape-accused Prajwal Revanna.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have any moral right to continue in his position.

Speaking to reporters, he said, “The BJP will not get the enough number to form government alone. Narendra Modi will have no moral right to become the Prime Minister in third term.”

Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra has won the high-profile Shivamogga seat in Karnataka. He fought against Congress' Geetha Shivarajkumar and BJP rebel leader K Eshwarappa.

The scion of Maharaja family Yaduveer Charamaraha Wadayar has won Mysuru Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket. Pratap Simha, the incumbent MP of Mysuru has given up this seat for Yaduveer.

The BJP's Ramesh Jiganjinagi has won against the Congress party in Bijapur Lok Sabha seat.

The Congress party's Satish Jarkiholi has won Chikkodi. She took on BJP's Annasaheb Shankar in this Lok Sabha seat.

The Congress party has won Chamarajanagara Lok Sabha seat against the BJP's Balaraj's S.

The Congress party's E Tukaram has won Karnataka's Bellary Lok Sabha seat. Former minister B Sree Ramulu contested on a BJP ticket and lost.

The Congress party has won Gulbarga seat which is a home turf of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. As Kharge gave up his seat this time, Radhakrishna Dodmane has won it for the Congress party. PM Narendra Modi started his election campaign from this seat.

Shobha Karadlaje, the BJP candidate for Bangalore North Lok Sabha seat has won against the Congress' Rajeev Gowda. This is the third largest Lok Sabha seat in the country.

Chandana Gouda, the BJP candidate from Bagalkot has won against the Congress' Shivanand Patil in Bagalkot Lok Sabha seat.

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday won the Mandya seat in Karnataka with a margin of 2,84,620 votes.

Meanwhile, former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol of the BJP also won the Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka with a margin of 48,121 votes.

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Congress candidate from Bengaluru Rural DK Suresh said, "This is the public life. We have to accept all these things, the defeat that people of the constituency have given. I congratulate Dr Manjunath for leading... I thank all my workers and leaders for being my strength... INDIA alliance has come forward and is winning more seats and we are looking forward to forming the government."

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Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra said, "Despite all its guarantees, even now they (Congress) are in single digits. BJP has already won 17 seats, Congress is leading in 9 seats only...NDA has got a clear majority...let's wait for another hour and then we will get a clear picture."

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Janata Dal (Secular) leader and candidate HD Kumaraswamy from Mandya has said we have got the expected results and people have shown that JD(S) is still alive in Karnataka.

Addressing the media, he conveyed, "JD(S) has got the expected results, except Hassan's result. Although we are not happy with Hassan's results, but overall the result we got, was expected. Because of our small mistakes, we have lost more 4-5 seats in the state."

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Incumbent MP PC Mohan has won Bangalore Central against Congress' Mansoor Ali Khan. Mohan has thanked the voters of his Lok Sabha seat for electing him as their MP third consecutive time.

Bengaluru South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya took to social media to celebrate the early numbers that indicated a saffron victory in his constituency and wrote, “Bengaluru South's blessings for Sri @NarendraModi Ji is a strong indication for BJP's commitment to the growth & development of Namma Ooru. Looking forward to working with dedication for Bengaluru in Modi 3.0.”

Congress' lone MP in 2019 elections, DK Suresh, is likely to lose Bangalore North Lok Sabha seat against BJP's CN Manjunath as the former is trailing from his seat.

The north Karnataka is giving a clear edge to the Congress party, unlike the South Karnataka. Congress is leading in areas like Bidar, Koppal, Chikkodi, Gulbarga and Bellary.

Rape accused Prajwal Revanna who got arrested by the SIT police continues to trail in Mandya and he is likely to lose the ground. Congress Sherays Patil is heading for a victory.

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Karnataka's Dharwad, Pralhad Joshi is leading by a margin of 85,971 votes as per official ECI trends.

JDS leader and former Karnataka CM HD Kumarswamy has won the general elections in Mandya seat. Congress' Star Chandru has lost the polls.

Tejasvi Surya is leading on the Bengaluru South seats with a margin of 208993 votes as per very early leads as the counting of votes for the 2024 general elections is underway.

Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya said that even in its worst case, the BJP will get 17 to 18 seats in Karnataka. Currently the NDA is leading in 18 seats and Congress is leading in other 10 seats.

In Bengaluru Rural seat, CN Manjunath, a prominent cardiologist and the son-in-law of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has established a commanding lead of 1.26 lakh votes. At noon, Manjunath had 5.54 lakh votes, outpacing his main rival, DK Suresh, the brother of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who has secured 4.27 lakh votes.

JDS MP and the accused in sexual harassment case, Prajwal Revanna is trailing by over 4013 votes in Hassan. Congress candidate Sheryas Patil is leading in Hassan.

BJP workers in a few parts of Karnataka have already begun celebrations even before the final results are announced. Sweets are being distributed for the workers in areas like Belagavi and Uttara Kannada districts.

Congress' Mansoor Ali Khan is leading in Bangalore Central seat where he is contesting against the incumbent PC Mohan. This is only Lok Sabha seat in Bangalore where the Congress is leading.

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said that people have rejected Congress' freebies.

Tejasvi Surya said, “This seems to be a historic electoral mandate that people of India have given in favour of PM Narendra Modi and the BJP. The INDI alliance has been a conglomeration of corrupt, caste-based communal entities. This reflects the majority of the Indian electorate, who have rejected the economic vision of the Congress and the INDI alliance. The freebie politics which would have been a sure-shot economic disaster for the country has been rejected.”

JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy offered prayers at Gangadhareshwara temple here on Tuesday.

The Congress Party has come to the lead in Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat. Mansoor Ali Khan is the Congress candidate and he took on BJP's PC Mohan who is the sitting MP.

In the Belagavi Loksabha constituency former chief minister Jagadish Shettar lead by 21, 809 votes. His rival congress candidate Mrunal Hebbalkar secured 70,283 votes while Shettar secured 92092 votes.

In Bagalkot constituency, BJP candidate Gaddi Goudar leads by over 6563 votes. He secured 65,920 votes while his rival congress candidate Samyukta Shivanand Patil secure 59,357 votes

BJP leader B S Yeddyurappas son MP B Y Raghavendra leading in Shivamogga. He secured 1,66631 votes while his rival congress candidate Geetha Shivaraj Kumar secured 1,21,468 votes. Lead is 45,163 votes

The Congress party is leading in Karnataka's Ballari. Former transport minister B Sree Ramulu contested from this seat on a BJP ticket against Congress' E Tukaram

The BJP candidate for Bangalore North Shobha Karandlaje is leading against Congress' Rajeev Gowda. Shobha is contesting for the first time in Bangalore North.

The North Karnataka figures show that the Congress has a leading hand in the region according to the early trends. The BJP led NDA , however, is its mettle in south Karnataka including Bengaluru.

The BJP is leading in all four Bangalore Lok Sabha seats as per the early trends. Bangalore South, North, Central and Rural are the four seats.

The Congress party is leading in eight seats out of 28 in Karnataka and NDA is leading with 17 seats. JDS is leading in all three seats that it contested.

JDS MP candidate Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual harassment charges is leading in Hassan area. Congress' Shreyas Patil took on the Gowda scion in this seat.

The BJP is leading in Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat as per the initial trends. The sitting MP and Congress leader DK Suresh is in the back seat here at this point.

The Congress party is leading in Chikkodi and Gulbarga Lok Sabha seats in the early trends. Gulbarga is a home turf of Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge.

In the first hours, Congress has taken lead in Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency. It is also leading in Davangere Lok Sabha seat.

The NDA in Karnataka is leading in 10 seats where the BJP is leading in eight seats and the JDS in two. Meanwhile, the Congress is only leading in one seat i.e Davangere

The counting for 28 seats has commenced in Karnataka and as per early reports both Congress and BJP are leading in two seats each. These numbers are from postal ballot counting.

The strong room across Karnataka are opened by the election officials and the counting has already begun at all 28 centers in the state. The postal ballot results will be announced soon. Follow this space for all live updates.

The counting for all 28 seats in Karnataka has commenced and postal ballots will be counted in the first 30 minutes. The EVMs are likely to be opened at 8:30 am.

More than 400 traffic police officers are on duty today in Bengaluru and staff will be stationed to ensure that traffic flow around the counting centres is not interrupted, said Karnataka CEO. A total of more than 2,400 police officers and personnel of the city has been deployed for vote counting duty to monitor the situation in the three counting centers

More than 2,400 police officers have been deployed at the three counting centres in the state capital, namely Mount Carmel College, Vasantnagar (Bangalore Central Constituency), St Joseph's Indian High School, Vithal Mallya Road (Bangalore North Constituency) and SSMRV College, Jayanagar (Bangalore South Constituency).

Manoj Kumar Meena, Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka said that EVMs and postal ballots will be counted in separate rooms.

He said, "All necessary training for the staff has also been completed. At each counting centre, EVMs and postal ballots will be counted in separate rooms. Media centres have also been set up at each of these counting centres with required facilities (with computers, xerox, fax, printers) so that they can report to their respective media outlets,"

More than 13,000 staff at the 29 counting centres across Karnataka for the counting of votes are deployed on Tuesday for the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The counting will begin at 8am in all stations in the state

Bangalore Central is another crucial Lok Sabha seat for all the political parties as most significant areas of the tech capital come under this constituency.

The sitting MP PC Mohan contested on a BJP ticket from Bangalore Central and widely campaigned with his progress report as an MP in the last three terms.

On the other hand, the Congress has fielded Mansoor Ali Khan in Bangalore Central against PC Mohan.

Bangalore South is one of the key constituencies in the state as an electrifying campaign took place in this high-profile Lok Sabha seat.

The sitting MP from the BJP, Tejasvi Surya, took on former Jayanagar MLA and Congress leader Sowmya Reddy in this general election. After losing an assembly election with a small margin, the Congress fielded Sowmya Reddy against Surya in the election. Sowmya Reddy, who is also the daughter of transport minister Ramalinga Reddy, campaigned extensively in the south of Bengaluru and expressed confidence in winning this Lok Sabha seat.

Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha seat has grabbed special attention in Karnataka politics this time as a fierce battle is expected between two national parties.

Both the Congress and BJP-JDS alliance have taken this seat as a matter of prestige and conducted a high-profile campaign.

Congress’ DK Suresh took on BJP-JDS's CN Manjunath, a cardiologist and son-in-law to former prime minister HD Devegowda. It will be an important election for both Vokkaliga leaders as it will prove their mettle in the influential community of Karnataka.

The agents of all political parties are reaching to the counting stations and heavy security is already deployed at the counting stations. Extra police force has already been set up at sensitive areas and CCTVs cameras are fixed in every counting station.

The counting 8am will begin with the postal ballot votes and EVMs will be opened at 8:30 am. The instructions were already given to the all counting staff at all the stations.

After Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Congress is winning 295 seats, HD Kumaraswamy said that it is not possible.

Speaking to reporters, former CM said, "Up to tomorrow, they can enjoy by telling that they are going to get 15 seats in Karnataka and 295 in the country, why I have to stop them. Up to tomorrow afternoon, they can enjoy feeling like that."

Karnataka BJP leader CT Ravi said that the Congress planning something vile today after the results. In an X post, CT Ravi said, “It appears that LOSER CONgress is planning something sinister tomorrow after the election results are declared.”

According to a seat-sharing arrangement in the NDA, BJP is contesting on 25 seats and JD(S) on three seats out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka.

The exit polls on June 1 predicted the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning most of the seats in Congress-ruled Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections and the Congress not putting up a good show.

Former Karnataka CM and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy said that Modi will be the PM for third time. Kumaraswamy is contesting from Mandya in Karnataka.

He said, “NDA will come to power comfortably, there is no question of going back. Congress is trying to strengthen the minds of the Congress workers to attend tomorrow's counting by misleading them. He (PM Modi) will be Prime Minister here for the third time.”

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah rejected the exit poll predictions as "media creation" as he expressed confidence in the INDIA bloc crossing the 295-mark in the Lok Sabha elections. He also said that the Congress will win more than 20 seats in Karnataka out of 25.

Senior BJP leader and former minister KS Eshwarappa turned into a rebel and contested as an independent from Shivamogga where BS Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra is contesting. He alleged the Yediyurappa's family of not giving a ticket to his son from Shivamogga.

The JDS contested in Mandya, Kolar and Hassan seats in Karnataka which is alliance with the BJP. All eyes are on Prajwal Revanna's Hassan seat where the sitting MP and accused in sexual harassment case is contesting. Many exit polls suggested that Prajwal is winning from the Hassan.

Most of the exit polls gave a clear edge to the BJP and JDS in Karnataka and Congress party rubbished them. As most of the exit polls suggested 20+ seats for the BJP and JDS in Karnataka, Congress said that it will also win 20 seats at least in the state.

The arrangements for counting have been made in Bengaluru in all three centers and BBMP is overlooking into all the facilities. CCTVs were fixed across the counting centers and counting will sharply begin at 8am

In 2019, the Congress had won just one of the state’s 28 seats as against the BJP’s 25. Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh won from Mandya against Nikhil Kumaraswamy.