Karnataka Election Results ….. Atleast no Coalition Govt. this time

Probably this is what people of Karnataka are hoping for, after seeing three coalition governments in last 4 years. However as the election results are being declared, most probably Karnataka is again going for a hung government.

Results so far indicates

BJP may end up between 100-110 seats. Only few seats below the halfway mark ( majority)of 112 seats.

Congress will end up between 70-75 seats.

Deve Gowda’s JDS will end up between 35-40 seats

Independents between 6-7 seats.

BJP has made a good progress from last election and set to emerge has a single largest party but still short of majority. So following few will be the options for forming the government

1. BJP if manage to get more than 105 seats, they may form government along with 6-7 independents.

2. If BJP manages to get 100-105 seats, then they may break JDS and form government along with break wayJDS. This is most possible and BJP has to shell out few ministerial berth to breakway MLAs of JDS section of

3. Congress forming government with JDS support or vice versa. This also looks a possibility, if BJP is unable to manage government formation

4. BJP forming governament with support of JDS and vice versa. This looks impossible after the bitter experience of BJP with JDS last time

People of Karnataka are hoping that one single party forms a governament and want to keep JDS away. JDS tally has significantly come down from last election and this shows people are tired of Deve Gowda, his sons and their opportunistic politics. Kumaraswamy, son of Deve Gowda and ex.chief minister of Karnataka has already indicated that BJP and congress called them untouchable. This is an indication of their importance and his presumption that BJP or Congress require their help to form the government But as I am writing this, I see BJP leading in 105 seats and it is unlikely that they require JDS help.

Critically Yours

Kiran