BJP LOST AS CONGRESS EMERGES WITH CLEAR MAJORITY
Trends show that Congress is leading in more than half the number of seats in Karnataka. As of 12:10 pm Congress was leading in 129 seats, while the BJP was ahead in 66 seats. A party needs at least 113 seats to form the government in the state. Meanwhile, in a major boost for the Congress party, state president D K Shivakumar swept Kanakapura with over 70 per cent votes. Sources said some of the reasons were a lack of a clear idea in the state unit, reliance on the national leadership for heavy lifting, and “utter confusion” about candidate selection as well as the leadership.
