The Congress on Saturday made a stunning comeback in Karnataka by winning 136 seats, well past the halfway mark. The party ousted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from its lone southern citadel with a comfortable majority in a morale booster win that will be key for reviving its electoral fortunes ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. (ANI)
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According to AICC in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Surjewalahe, the first meeting of the Congress Legislature Party(CLP) will be held at 5.30 pm on May 14. The meeting is likely to decide the name of the new chief minister. (ANI)
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The Congress bagged 135 out of the 224 seats at stake and was leading in one, according to Election Commission data at 9 pm. (PTI)
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Siddaramaiah, D.K. Shivakumar, K.C. Venugopal and B.K. Hariprasad during the celebrations after the party's win in Karnataka Assembly elections, in Bengaluru.(PTI)
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This election has been the Congress' best-ever performance in the state since 1999 when the party won 132 seats. (PTI)
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