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Live election result of 101 Hosadurga constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Hosadurga MLA.

Live election result of 14 Khanapur constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Khanapur MLA.

Live election result of 162 Shivajinagar constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Shivaji Nagar MLA.

As the Assembly elections approach, BJP seems to have realised that primacy of Kannada in Karnataka is a potential election issue and ignoring or opposing it can be counterproductive.

Poll pundits were nearly unanimous on a hung House, with neither the BJP nor the Congress getting a clear shot at forming the government

Talking to reporters in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramdev said that whoever wins the Karnataka polls, results of which will be announced on Tuesday, will make the next government in 2019.

The main opposition BJP initially relied fully on its CM face BS Yeddyurappa to bring the party back to power in the southern state. But it seems to have shifted the focus from Yeddyurappa to BJP's central leaders and national agendas.

Win or lose, Siddaramaiah has come into his own in this election. From positioning himself as a Kannada mascot to the trolling of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, Siddaramaiah has positioned this as a battle of himself versus the rest.

With most predictions pointing towards a hung assembly, JD(S), which has been given around 33 seats by most exit polls is likely to play the 'kingmaker'.

Live election result of 194 Arsikere constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Arsikere MLA.

Live election result of 168 Chamrajapet constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Chamrajpet MLA.

Live election result of 165 Rajajinagar constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Rajajinagara MLA.

Tweeting a day after Karnataka recorded 70% turnout in Assembly elections, Siddaramaiah said the Congress would return to power.

The Bahraich MP said that today the Constitution of India and the democracy itself is in danger. She questioned the government's stand on statue vandalism and its failure to make any arrests of those involved, thus far.

After an exhaustive and bitter campaign spread out over months, Karnataka will finally vote on Saturday to elect its representatives to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly. Take a look at the key constituencies of the state.

While predicting a loss for BJP, Mamata Banerjee said, “In south India, it is difficult for the BJP to get the people’s mandate. In the eastern side, too, it will be a difficult task for them.”