Karnataka Assembly Election: Basavaraj Bommai Submits Resignation To Governor After BJP’s Defeat

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) misplaced the Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday tendered his resignation to Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot. “I have tendered my resignation and it has been accepted,” Bommai instructed reporters. Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai had conceded defeat as developments confirmed a large Congress surge. He stated BJP will emerge victorious within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Bommai received with a margin of 35,978 votes from Shiggaon constituency however a lot of his ministerial colleagues misplaced. “…I take responsibility for this debacle. There are multiple reasons for this. We will find out all the reasons and strengthen the party once again for Parliament elections..,” he stated.

According to the Election Commission of India, Congress received 136 seats pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of energy in the one southern state it dominated and boosting its personal prospects for the electoral battles forward. BJP managed to win 65 seats. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) bagged 19 seats. Independents have received two seats whereas Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha received one seat every.

The Congress maintained a lead from the morning when counting started for the meeting seats within the fiercely contested election. With the Congress’ emphatic victory within the Karnataka elections on Saturday, ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from energy in the one southern state dominated by it, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge stated the election outcomes marked a “BJP-free South India”.

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“It is a big victory. Through this, new energy emerged in the whole nation. BJP used to taunt us and say that ‘we will make Congress mukt Bharat’. Now the truth is that it is ‘BJP mukt south India,” stated Kharge.

Pertinent to say, the Karnataka election was a significant victory for Congress after Kharge assumed as get together president earlier this yr. An incumbent authorities has not returned to energy in Karnataka after a full time period of 5 years since 1985. In the 2018 meeting polls, BJP emerged as the one largest get together with 104 seats, Congress received 80 seats and JD(S) acquired 37 seats.

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The Congress victory has come at a time when it’s looking for momentum forward of meeting polls later this yr in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana and the Lok Sabha polls subsequent yr.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Congress over its victory in meeting polls. He appreciated the laborious work of BJP staff and stated that the get together will serve Karnataka with much more vigour within the instances to come back “Congratulations to the Congress Party for their victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls. My best wishes to them in fulfilling people’s aspirations,” PM Modi stated in a tweet.

“I thank all those who have supported us in the Karnataka elections. I appreciate the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. We shall serve Karnataka with even more vigour in the times to come,” he added.

Karnataka went to the polls on May 10 for the 224-member state meeting and noticed a document polling of 72.68 per cent. A celebration wants 113 seats to get the bulk.