The Congress is heading for a win in the Karnataka Assembly polls. The Party has bagged 23 seats out of 40 results available now. It is also leading in 92 other constitutencies. The JD(S) has won 7 seats and leading in 34.
The BJP has got 6 seats and also leading in 34. Yeddyurappa's KJP has got one seat and leading in 8. Others have won 3 seats and leading in 14. The Congress has almost made a sweep in the Dakshin Kannada leading in 7 constituencies out of 8.
Among the prominent candidates leading are:
Senior Congress leader, Siddaramaiah who has taken a huge lead over his nearest BJP rival in Varuna Constituency. B.S.Yaddyurappa former Chief Minister is leading in Shikaripura Constituency. Former Union Minister M.H.Ambreesh, Congress is leading in Mandya Constituency.
But another former Union Minister C.M.Ibrahim also of Congress is trailing in Bhadravathi Constituency. In Byndoor Constituency, K. Gopala Poojari, Congress is leading over his nearest BJP rival, B.M.Sukumar Shetty.
Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar, BJP is leading by a narrow margin in Hubli-Dharwad Central Constituency while Deputy Chief Minister and former President of State BJP, K.S.Eshwarappa is trailing behind S. Rudra Gowda, KJP in Shimoga Constituency.
In Krishnaraja Constituency, Higher Education Minister and BJP candidate, S.A.Ramadas is trailing. Another Minister in the outgoing Assembly, Govind M. Karjol, BJP is leading. The Speaker of the outgoing Assembly K.G.Bopaiah is also leading in Virajpet.
In Holenarasipura, JDS candidate, H.D. Revanna, sitting MLA and son of former Prime Minister, H.D.Deve Gowda is leading.
In Honnali, Shantana Gowda is leading. In Kapu, Lalaji R. Mendon of BJP is leading over his Congress rival Vinay Kumar Sorake. In Karkal, H.Gopal Bhandary of Congress is leading and in Kundapura, Srinivasa Shetty, Independent is leading. In Mangalore, U T Khader of Congress is leading over his BJP rival Chandrahas UllalL.
In Bellary reserved constituency, President of BSR Congress B.Sriramulu is leading. In Ramnagara, JDS State President and former Chief Minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy is leading.
The Congress opened its account with Shakunthala Shetty defeating her nearest rival by a margin of 2672 votes in Puttur constituency. Congress candidates Pramod Madhwaraj won in Udupi while K. Abhayachandra has been elected in Moodabidri constituency.
