Modi and Hindutva: Why did BJP's two big guns fail to fire in Karnataka?
On the India Fix this week: An unpacking of the Karnataka results.
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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