Karnataka elections: Here's how key candidates performed

As predicted voters in Karnataka have given a fractured verdict. Though BJP managed to get 100+ seats, it is still short from the majority by few seats. The Congress-JD(S) combine meanwhile has staked claimed to form the government. BJP too has approached the state Governor to form the government. While the situation will be clearer in time to come, let's have a look at the key candidates of 2018 Kartanaka Assembly elections.

*The infamous Reddy brothers are back in business in Karnataka. G Somasekhara Reddy gets Ballari City constituency while his brother G Karunakara Reddy has been elected from Harapanahalli.

*R Ashoka, who was the deputy chief minister under BS Yeddyurappa in 2008, has won the Padmanabhanagar constituency that falls in South Bengaluru.


*T B Jayachandra, the law minister in the outgoing Siddaramaiah govt, has lost the Sira constituency

*Priyank Kharge, son of top Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, has won the Chittapur seat

*HD Kumaraswamy wins from Ramanagaram

*DK Shivakumar, who was the energy minister in the outgoing govt and who is one of the most successful Congress leaders in Karnataka, has won from Ramanagaram.

*BJP heavyweight KS Eshwarappa elected from Shivamogga

*Karnataka Pradesh Congress committee chief G Parameshwara wins from Koratagere

*Siddharamaiah wins Badami constituency, beats BJP's B Sreeramulu. However, Siddharamaiah has lost Chamundeshwari.

*BJP CM Candidate BS Yeddyurappa wins from Shikaripura seat by 35,397 votes

*BJPs Ashok Naik sweeps Shimoga Rural by 3777 votes

*BJP's SA Ravindranath beats Congress' SS Mallikarjun by 4071 votes in Davanagere North

*BJP's Chandrakantagouda beats Basavaraddi Rangaraddi by 7,979 votes in Nargund

*Chandrashekhar Mamani wins Saundatti Yellamma seat by 6291 votes

*Congress Abdul Khader beats BJP's Santosh Kumar Boliyaru in Mangalore by 19739 votes BJP's Vishwanath

*MP Kumaraswamy of BJP beats Congress's Motamma by 12,500 votes in Mudigere

*BJP's Ravisubramanya wins Basavanagudi by 38009 votes

*BJP's Ramappa Lamani wins Shirahatti by 29993 votesBJP's Ramappa Lamani wins Shirahatti by 29993 votes

*BJP's Basavaraj Bommai wins Shiggaon by 9265 votes.