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Assembly Elections in Karnataka - everything you need to know about

 Although it's raining cats & dogs in Bengaluru these days, the political atmosphere in the southern state of Karnataka is otherwise quite heated up and expected to remain so because of the state assembly elections on 10th May 2023. We are currently in the final phase of the election campaign and the stage is getting set for the polls on the 10th followed by the results on the 13th of May. BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is ruling the state government at the moment led by CM Basavaraj Bommai. Congress Party led by the veteran leader from Karnataka, Mallikarjun Khadge is the primary opposition party in the state and the main challenger to the throne. Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamiah and the Congress Karnataka State President D.K Shivakumar are leading the election campaign for the Congress party in the state. Another major stakeholder in the elections is the JD(S) - Janata Dal(Secular) party led by former Prime Minister H.D Devegowda and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumar