The polling for the 224 seats in Karnataka Assembly will be held on May 10 announced by the EC of the state. The votes will be counted on May 13. The notification will come on April 13.
All the 224 seats will go for poll on the same day in a single phase. The election code comes into vogue today in Karnataka.
Voters above 80 years of age can vote from their home. April 20 last date for nominations. 24 is the last day for the withdrawal of nominations.
The ruling BJP is aiming to return to power under the leadership of CM Basavaraj Bommai while the Congress is seeking to wrest power from the BJP in the southern state.
It has been successful in its attempt to corner the govt on the 40% commission row.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, the BJP had won 104 seats in the 224-member Assembly, emerging as the single largest party, while Congress and JD(S)’ tally stood at 80 and 37 respectively.
However, BJP’s tally increased in the later days giving it a majority in the Assembly, as several Congress and JD(S) MLAs defected to join the saffron party.
The Congress on Saturday announced its first list of 124 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka with former chief minister Siddaramaiah being fielded from his Varuna seat.
Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar will contest the elections from his Kanakapura assembly constituency, according to the list.
