BANGALORE: In a landmark victory heralding its emergence as a ruling party in the South, the BJP on Sunday stormed to power in Karnataka on its own but fell short of majority by just three seats. (Watch: Interactive map) Often taunted as a party of the cowbelt, the BJP rode on a saffron surge to secure 110 seats in the 224-member Assembly, bettering its performance in the 2004 elections when it had emerged as the single largest party with 79 seats. Putting up a spectacular show in virtually all the regions of the state, BJP shattered predictions of a severely hung House. Its chief ministerial face, 66-year-old B S Yeddyurappa, campaigning on a sympathy factor of having been dislodged from power by JD(S), will be sworn in as Chief Minister on May 28. He will be formally elected leader of BJP legislature party on Monday. (Watch: BJP claims Karnataka) The saffron party added 31 seats more to its kitty compared to the 2004 polls by making its presence felt across the state without being confined to any pockets of influence like before. It also consolidated its base in the backward Hyderabad-Karnataka and Bombay-Karnataka regions of the state. The Congress performed better bagging 80 seats, 15 more than the previous elections but could not stop the victory march of the saffron party. The JD(S) headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda was decimated at the hustings. The party lost 30 seats from the previously held 58 seats but his two sons H D Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister, and H D Revanna won. Buoyed by the victory, the BJP leadership said it has made the party a frontrunner in the race for power in the next Lok Sabha elections. From a party with 18 seats that brought in the first non-Congress government in Karnataka in 1983 under Ramakrishna Hegde, the BJP's electoral graph has risen steadily on the back of the Hindutva agenda in the wake of Ramjanambhoomi movement of the early 90s. Yeddyurappa overcame Congress and JD(S) backing for his rival S Bangarappa who tasted his first defeat in Assembly election by losing in Shikaripura. The two parties did not field their candidates in support of Bangarappa. "It is a historic win. We are happy that the people have reposed faith in BJP and me. It is a humbling experience. We will strive for all round development of Karnataka." said a beaming Yeddyurappa who was born in a farmers' family. Congress heavyweights N Dharam Singh, eyeing a ninth straight win from Jewargi, R V Deshpande and H K Patil, actor Ambareesh and former Chief Minister S Bangarappa were among the prominent losers in the face of the saffron surge. It also swept aside fringe players like BSP, SP, JD(U) and local Kannada Chalavali Party which all drew blank. Others, including a lone CPM winner, accounted for remaining six seats.
Karnataka was the first state to hold elections after delimitation of constituencies.
BJP's national general secretary H N Ananthkumar told reporters here that the BJP will meet Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Monday to formally stake its claim for forming government in the state. Yeddyurappa, who won from Shikaripura in Shimoga district beating Samajwadi Party's S Bangarappa by 45,227 votes, said "it was the dream of Atalji and Advani to install a BJP government in the south. That has come true today". The saffron party expressed confidence about getting support from some of the six successful Independents to cobble up a majority. Party sources said its rebels in Kanakagiri and Hosadurga, who had won as independents, would support BJP in government formation. BJP state unit President D V Sadananda Gowda said some of the independents have evinced interest in extending support. The BSP, which fielded candidates in all but six of the 224 constituencies, failed to open its account. JD(U), which bagged five seats in the previous elections, and Bangarappa's Samajwadi party drew a blank. According to preliminary analysis, BSP has cut into the vote share of Congress in some constituencies. The BJP performed creditably in the IT capital Bangalore where it won 17 of the 28 seats at stake pushing Congress (10) to the second position. In the previous elections, the BJP just had a couple of seats. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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This is also the victory of
This is also the victory of Hindutva forces. BJP should seriously think to maintain it and fufill the expectation of ppl so that Karnatka may be shown an ideal state throughout country and other ppl may also be attracted towards it. BJP is required to become more responsible this time.
i hope that BJP does not let
i hope that BJP does not let down its electorate and instead performs like Modiji to make Karnataka one of the jewels of india. Please focus on governance and weeding out corruption. We want this region to be a powerhouse of industrial production in the entire world. Let us put our shoulders to the wheel and bring equitable economic prosperity to the entire region.Jai Karnataka Jai Hind!
i think bjp should increase
i think bjp should increase the power of hindus.......try to kill all culprits who hurting sentiments of hindus.....jai sri ram..
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