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Live election result of 125 Chikkamagalur constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Chikmagalur MLA.

According to the latest trends, in Hyderabad-Karnataka region, which has 31 seats, the BJP is looking to bag 15 seats in their kitty. This is a phenomenal increase from their 2013 tally when they had won only six seats from the region.

Live election result of 166 Govindarajanagar constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Govindraj Nagar MLA.

Live election result of 23 Badami constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Badami MLA.

Live election result of 202 Mangalore City North constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Mangalore City North MLA.

Soon after the results, she tweeted that the result would have been very different had the Congress partnered up with former PM HD Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal (Secular).

As expected the Lingayats backed the BJP fully because of their caste leader Yeddyurappa and the Vokkaligas supported the JDS in large numbers. The BJP getting Reddy brothers on board also seems to have worked in favour of the saffron party.

By 10 am, two hours after counting began, on Tuesday, the JD (S) had already proved exit polls wrong. While the party had been dubbed ‘Kingmaker’ based on the exit polls, its performance on Tuesday may propel it to power.

Live election result of 44 Gulbarga South constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Gulbarga South MLA.

Yogesh Babu, a PhD scholar in Sanskrit and native of Molkalmuru, is a debutante in electoral politics but has worked his way up from the grassroots level. He is known for his 'clean image' and is a popular youth icon in the region.

Live election result of 148 Kolar constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Kolar MLA.

Live election result of 156 Mahalakshmi Layout constituency (Vidhana Soudha seat) in the Karnataka state Assembly elections 2018. Check who won and who lost and who will be the new Mahalakshmi Layout MLA.

Siddaramaiah, the incumbent, himself has said that he was not averse to the idea of a Dalit CM even if the Congress wins on its own.

Like Singh, Congress leaders too prayed at the Mata Danteshwari Temple before launching their yatra which they said aimed at "finding" the development that the state government was talking about.

Most exit polls have predicted a tight race between the Congress and the BJP with the possibility of the Janata Dal (Secular) emerging as the kingmaker.

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.”