Shiggaon (Karnataka): The BJP had a shocking start to the day in Karnataka, not because the Congress is set to win the southern state in the Assembly Elections 2023, but because of a ferocious snake that had sneaked into the BJP camp office premises in Shiggaon.
The snake was spotted around the time Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived at the office on Saturday morning as the counting of votes was underway for the Karnataka Assembly elections. It was finally rescued but not before triggering chaos in the party office where the mood was already solemn given the Congress racing ahead in the southern state.
As for Shiggaon, the closely watched seats in Karnataka, the latest trends by the end of the 10th round of voting show Basavaraj Bommai winning with 63384 votes as against Congress Pathan Yasir Khan who could manage 44394 votes.
A resurgent Congress appeared headed for a simple majority in Karnataka, and on course to wrest power from the BJP in a morale-boosting victory ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections. As per the latest trends, the M Mallikarjun Kharge-led party was leading in 119 constituencies, well above the 113-mark needed for a majority in the 224-member House, elections to which were held on May 10.
The BJP, which won 104 seats in the previous Assembly elections, was ahead in 74 segments and the JD(S) led by former Chief Minister H D Deve Gowda in 24. Others were leading in seven segments.
While Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (Shiggaon), former CM Siddaramaiah (Varuna), state Congress President D K Shivakumar (Kanakapura) and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy (Channapatna) are among the prominent faces winning in their respective segments, Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil (Ramanagara), BJP national General Secretary C T Ravi (Chikkamagaluru) and former CM Jagadish Shettar of the Congress (Hubli-Dharwad Central) are trailing.
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