Reacting to the Congress victory in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, former national president of the party Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday, May 13 that the “shop of hate has been shut and the store of love has been opened in Karnataka.” Addressing the media in Delhi from his residence, the former Member of Parliament congratulated all Congress party cadres for the victory. In his brief interaction with the media, he said that the Congress party fought the election focusing on the issues of the poor.
“We did not fight the elections with hate and shrill words. We fought them with love and with our open hearts, and the people of Karnataka proved that people of this country prefer love,” Rahul said. Calling the results a victory for everyone, he added, “Firstly, it is a victory of the people of Karnataka. In the Karnataka elections, we made five promises to the poor. In the very first cabinet meeting, we will fulfil these promises.”
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 13, 2023
As per the latest trends in Karnataka Election Results, at 03.20 pm, the Indian National Congress party is leading in 137 seats and is all set to make a return to power in Karnataka. The BJP leads in 63 seats, 21 of which it has won. The JDS won nine seats and is leading in 11 others.
The Karnataka Assembly election was held for a total of 224 constituencies, with 36 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes on May 10. The state has a total of 5,24,11,557 electors, out of which 5,23,63,948 are general electors. A total of 2,613 candidates contested the elections, out of which 2,427 were male, 185 were female, and one was a transgender person. This time, Karnataka witnessed a record voter turnout of 72.67%.
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