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Updated On: 14 May, 2023 08:17 AM IST | Bengaluru | Agencies
Congress sweeps past majority mark with 136 seats causing major upset to Modi and BJP; Next battle: ‘Who will be CM?’
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Folk artistes perform during Congress party’s celebrations after the party’s decisive win in Karnataka Assembly elections, in Bengaluru on Saturday. PIC/PTI
The Congress crossed the 113-seat mark in the Assembly elections, the majority required to form the government, in Karnataka. According to the Election Commission website, the party won 136 seats and was leading in 17 constituencies.
On the other hand, the BJP won 65 seats. The JD(S) emerged victorious in 19 seats and was leading in two constituencies. Two independents, one candidate each from Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha, won. Elections to the 224-member Assembly took place on Wednesday. With the Congress on Saturday establishing a win in the Karnataka Assembly elections over its rival—BJP, leaders and cadres of the party in Puducherry began celebrating the trends.
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