Bengaluru: As per the current trend, the Congress party has crossed the majority mark of 113, and BJP is ahead in 80-plus seats as the counting of seats for the Karnataka assembly election is currently underway on Saturday.
The latest trends at 9.45 pm showed, the Congress is marching ahead in 116 seats while the BJP is leading in 78.
The JDS is moving ahead in 25 seats.
While Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is maintaining lead in Shiggaon, BJP candidate Abhay Patil is leading by 5,178 in Belagavi South.
BJP minister V Somanna is trailing by 2,341 votes against Congress candidate Putttarangashetty in Chamarajanagar segment. He is also trailing Varuna against Siddaramaiah.
Transport Minister B Sriramulu in Ballari constituency is trailing against his once close friend and now political rival B Nagendra from Congress.
Congress candidate Babasaheb Patil is leading in Kittur constituency against sitting BJP MLA Mahantesh Dodagoudar by 337 votes.
BJP Minister Araga Jnanendra is leading in Thirthahalli against Congress candidate Kimmane Ratnakar by 184 votes.
Tough fight is ensuing in Raibag constituency between BJP candidate Duryodhan Aihole and independent candidate and former IAS officer Shambhu Kallolikar.
In the 2018 election, the BJP was the single-largest party winning 104 seats. However, Congress, which had bagged only 80 seats, stitched an alliance with HD Kumaraswamys JDS, which won 37 seats, and formed a coalition government in the state.
The BJP formed the government mid-way after some Congress and JDS MLAs withdrew their support from the coalition government.
(With UNI inputs)
