Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy failed to give a tough fight to sitting MP Tejasvi Surya, who recorded BJP's victory at the 2024 LS elections in the Bangalore South constituency. After leading with more than 2.7 lakh votes, Tejasvi Surya recorded the win.
As per the ECI data, BJP has won Bangalore Central (PC Mohan), Bangalore North (Shobha K), and Bangalore Rural (Dr CN Manjunath). Results are awaited for the Bangalore South constituency where Tejasvi Surya is contesting for BJP.
While the ECI data is still rolling, BJP MP from Bangalore South has declared his win on social media. He is seen celebrating his victory on X by expressing gratitude to voters who believed in him, PM Modi, and the saffron party. In Kannada, he wrote, "Heartfelt thanks to the BJP & JDS leaders, my activist friends and all the voters who worked day and night for my victory."
Of the four constituencies Bangalore is divided into, BJP has won in two of the constituencies -- Bangalore Central and Bangalore North. After the initial win of Bangalore Central, BJP candidate from Bangalore North Shobha K recorded her electoral win. With a rewarding margin of 2,59,476 votes, she deafted Congress candidate Prof MV Rajeev Gowda.
BJP candidate PC Mohan won a fourth term in his Bangalore Central constituency. He contested against Mansoor Ali Khan of the Congress with a margin of 32,707 votes.
BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje, who is currently MoS (Agro) and contesting against Congress candidate Prof Gowda is likely to be declared winner of the seat in her Bangalore North constituency. She has been leading the election battle since the vote counting started earlier on June 4. Now, she leads with a margin of more than 2.5 lakh votes.
Of the total 28 seats in Karnataka, the results for 10 are already out. However, the final verdict revealing who wins in Bangalore South, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central And Bangalore Rural is yet to be known. BJP is currently leading in all the four constituencies and is expected to secure its win soon.
Updated ECI data observes BJP leading in all the four constituencies in Bangalore. While an hour ago, the scenario was different, now the data suggests candidates of the PM Modi-led party leading against their opponents. The candidates likely to win are Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South, Dr CN Manjunath from Bangalore Rural, Shobha Karandlaje from Bangalore North, and even PC Mohan from Bangalore Central.
BJP candidate from Bangalore Central posted amid vote counting on election results day and claimed we would win the seat in his constituency. Sharing a compiled video from his election campaign and prayers, he wrote on X, "Bangalore Central wins yet again!"
Despite him not directly mentioning about his electoral win or the success of his party, his post conveyed people with such a message and made them congratulate him. PC Mohan dropped his X post on Tuesday afternoon, and soon it went viral on the social media platform by attracting congratulatory messages and greetings from more than hundreds of people.
However, the data on the Election Commission of India portal suggested the contrary. The ECI data predicted the Congress candidate fielded against three-term MP PC Mohan's win in the Bangalore Central constituency. Mansoor Ali Khan from the Congress marked the lead, while BJP's PC Mohan, who made a 'win' post, trailed.
Around 3.15 PM on June 4, the ECI data noted the first victory in Karnataka out of the total 28 seats. This was recorded in the Chitradurga constituency where BJP candidate Govinda Makthappa Karjol defeated Congress party's BN Chandrappa by a considerable margin of 48,121 votes. Will the winning streak continue for the saffron party and also hit the four seats in Bangalore? Results are awaited.
Congress MP DK Suresh from Bangalore Rural is struggling to save his seat after constantly trailing against BJP's Dr CN Manjunath. DK Suresh, the brother of DK Shivakumar, had recently went viral for his striking remark about the BJP-led central government diverting all funds from South India to North India. "They are giving our money to North India. The center is doing injustice to the state in all matters... South Indians should raise their voice for a separate nation," he reportedly said earlier.
Three of the total four candidate contesting for Congress are trailing in Bangalore, expect Mansoor Ali Khan leading in Bangalore Central. BJP is leading in the Bangalore South, Bangalore North, and Bangalore Rural seats.
Karnataka's current agriculture minister and BJP candidate Shobha Karandlaje who is contesting from Bangalore North is leading. Prof MV Rajeev Gowda, whom the Congress has fielded against the female candidate, is trailing with a margin of more than a lakh votes.
While other three seats in Bangalore seem tricky for Congress, the party seems likely to record victory in Bangalore Central with a constant lead marked by the party candidate Mansoor Ali Khan. With an impressive margin of more than 70,000 votes, Khan was seen bringing success to his party and crushing the goals of BJP in the respective constituency.
BJP was seen leading in three of the total four seats in Bengaluru. BJP candidates Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South, Dr CN Manjunath from Bangalore Rural, and Shobha Karandlaje from Bangalore North were seen leading and taking their party closer to the '400 par' target. However, BJP's PC Mohan was seen losing to Congress party's Mansoor Ali Khan in the Bangalore Central
JD(S) has managed to lead in three seats in Karnataka, but they seem to lose the battle in Bangalore to major parties. The two key competitors are fighting to record victory. Three of the total four constituencies suggest BJP's win while Bangalore Central gives hope to Congress. JD(S) is notably leading in Hassan, the constituency of Prajwal Revanna.
Tejasvi Surya looks forward to Modi 3.0
BJP candidate who marks lead in his Bangalore South constituency expressed that voters in the region hold faith in PM Modi. He posted a 'Blessing for Narendra Modi' remark on X and said, "Bengaluru South's blessings for Sri @NarendraModi Ji is a strong indication for BJP's commitment to the growth & development of Namma Ooru." The BJP MP looked forward to Modi 3.0.
Squashing the earlier voting counts, Congress took the lead in Bangalore Central. Congress candidate Mansoor Ali Khan was leading here against BJP's PC Mohan. However, the three other seats in the city recorded BJP's lead, as per the data put forth by the Election Commission of India.
The ECI suggested BJP leading in 19 constituencies of the total 28 seats in Karnataka. Interestingly, all the four constituencies covering Bangalore showed support for the PM Modi-led party. BJP candidates Dr CN Manjunath from Bangalore Rural, Shobha Karandlaje from Bangalore North, PC Mohan from Bangalore Central, and Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South were seen leading in their constituencies, while their opponents were observed to be trailing.
Taking away from other major constituencies of the state, Congress was seen leading in Bangalore Central. With a difference of about 2,000 votes, Congress candidate Mansoor Ali Khan was observed to be leading and BJP's PC Mohan trailing.
BJP candidate Dr CN Manjunath was leading with more than 13,000 votes in his constituency, Bangalore Rural. He is contesting against DK Suresh, the brother of Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who is trailing as per early data released by the ECI on Tuesday morning.
Early trends on the ECI portal showed BJP leading in two seats in Karnataka. On the other hand, Congress and JD(S) were seen scoring one seat each.
The Election Commission Of India shared initial data from the counting of votes and revealed that BJP was leading on four seats as of 8.36 AM. The counting process started at 8 AM with the postal ballots, followed by regular votes submitted via EVM.
Early trends showed BJP MP from Bangalore South Tejasvi Surya leading. The initial vote counting data, which pointed out BJP Yuva leader's lead, came out as a comforting sight for supporters of the Saffron Party. He contests against Congress party's Sowmya Reddy.
Notably, earlier on the election result day, June 4, the BJP candidate was seen offering prayers. Visuals from the same have surfaced online.
Bangalore, the IT hub of India has been seen cheering for and bringing electoral success for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the past Lok Sabha polls, while the city has supported Congress during the state assembly elections. Will the city continue to favour PM Narendra Modi-led party in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 as well?
Exit Poll suggests BJP's win in Karnataka
The exit polls conducted by media outelts predicted the victory of BJP in Karnataka. The exit poll results released on June 1 suggested NDA to win majority of seats in the Kannada-speaking state. According to News18 Mega Exit Poll, the INDIA Bloc is expected to secure only 3-6 seats whereas BJP-NDA's electoral success with nearly 26 seats.
Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024
The state voted across its 28 constituencies in two phases, April 26 and May 7. People of Bangalore exercised their right to vote in the second phase of the elections in India. The voter turnout for Bangalore central, Bangalore rural, Bangalore south, and Bangalore north ranged between were 54.06 percent, 68.30 percent, 53.17 percent, and 54.45 percent, respectively.
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