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On the India Fix this week: An unpacking of the Karnataka results.

Karnataka has six regions: Kittur Karnataka, Kalyana Karnataka, Coastal Karnataka, Central Karnataka, Bengaluru and Old Mysore. Each region saw its distinctive fight and ultimately Congress came on top in most of them

So what led to the Congress's massive victory in Karnataka? A combination of factors - Primarily focussing on local issues. Raising the 40 percent sarkara slogan almost a year before the polls and followup campaigns like Pay CM found a resonance amongst voters of the state as there was enough time for the slogan to stick., Elections News, Times Now

Several dailies noted that the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the election despite an extensive campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress has obtained a vote share of 43.2% as against BJP’s 36%. Congress has leads in 114 seats, the BJP in 72 and the JDS in 30 with a 13.1% vote share

Congress swept the region by leading in around 30 of the 49 seats, while the JDS was reduced to around 14 seats. A vital factor was the promise to ban the ‘Bajrang Dal’, even as BJP made ‘Bajrang Bali’ its theme in the last week of its campaign

After the Chhattisgarh elections, today is the day for the Congress when the Congress has got a big success. Congress has made a clean sweep of the | BLiTZ

Congress made the perceived non-performance of the state government its core agenda and put the ruling party on the defensive

In his birthplace, Lord Hanuman was dragged into politics. The BJP sparred with Congress over its promise to ban Bajrang Dal. ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ was chanted by big leaders of the saffron party in speeches and at rallies. Now after the win in Karnataka, the Grand Old Patry is using the slogan to taunt its rival

While Siddaramaiah is the political face of the party, astute in caste politics and administration, it was the heads-down approach of DK to tactics and strategy that largely paid off for the Congress