Karnatakapolls

• BJP's handling of Karnataka absolutely opportunistic, says LK Advani

  Terming the electoral outcome in Karnataka as no surprise, BJP leader LK Advani today said the party had erred in not taking immediate and firm action on allegations of corruption against former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and that its handling of the state had been "absolutely opportunistic".

• A whitewash for BJP in coastal Karnataka bastions

  It's a whitewash for the BJP in Karnataka's coastal districts -- Dakshina Kannada, home to Mangalore, and Udupi. In Dakshina Kannada, the BJP lost all the eight Assembly segments to the Congress and in Udupi, it won just a single seat out of five.

• Why BS Yeddyurappa's birthday party may be cancelled

  BS Yeddyurappa has not stepped out of his home since the results of the Karnataka elections were announced, remaining inaccessible to the media throughout the day. The fourth position on the result board was not something he was expecting.

• Karnataka polls: Congress says it has galaxy of leaders for top post

  The Congress on Wednesday kept up the suspense over its Chief Ministerial candidate in Karnataka, saying it has a "galaxy of leaders" for the top job.

• Karnataka election results: Congress to form govt in Karnataka, BJP loses its only southern state

  Karnataka has delivered an unambiguous verdict. The Congress will form the next government and will not need help. The party won 121 seats, which will give it a majority in the 224-seat Assembly.

• Karnataka election results live: Sonia Gandhi praises victory, PM Manmohan Singh says BJP ideology rejected

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today praised the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP's idealogy and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well.

• Karnataka election results: BJP loses only government in south, aided by Yeddyurappa

  For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it is game over in Karnataka. The party, which broke into the Congress' bastion, forming its first government in the south, has faced an embarrassing loss, failing to garner even half of the 110 seats it won last time.

• Karnataka election results: Race for chief minister's post begins; Siddaramaiah, Kharge frontrunners

  With the Congress walking away with a thumping victory in Karnataka, the question of "who will become chief minister" is now the hot topic of debate. And staking his claim already for the top post is senior party leader K. Siddaramaiah.

• Karnataka election results: Desperate for development, Bangalore does not give BJP a second chance

  A sense of the change in political winds in Karnataka is also evident with how Bangalore has voted. The state capital, which hugely favoured the BJP last time with hopes of development, chose to ignore it.

• Karnataka election results live: Congress gets majority; BJP routed, JD(S) gains

  Karnataka has delivered an unambiguous verdict. The Congress will form the next government and will not need help. The party is leading in 119 seats, which will give it a majority in the 224-seat Assembly.

• Karnataka election results: JD(S) surprises with a tied second spot with BJP

  HD Kumaraswamy will quit his seat as a Member of Parliament and is headed to the state to lead the Janata Dal (Secular) as Karnataka's main opposition party.

• Karnataka election results live: Congress set for big win, but who will be chief minister?

  The Congress looks poised to form the next government in Karnataka but it could have another fight on its hands. There now appears to be a tough race within the party for who the next chief minister will be.

• Karnataka election results live: Yeddyurappa spoils BJP's party but little cheer for his KJP

  Karnataka Election Results Live: BS Yeddyurappa has achieved part of his agenda in these elections. He has ensured a BJP defeat. What he has not done is convert the BJP's losses into gains for his newly formed Karnataka Janata Party (KJP).

• Karnataka election results live: Congress set to form government; JD(S) pushes BJP to number 3

  The Congress seems to be emerging as the single-largest party in Karnataka. At 10:30 am, all leads were in and if these convert into results, the party might even edge past the halfway mark of 112 in the 224-seat Assembly.

• Karnataka election results: Narendra Modi magic fails in Karnataka

  Counting of votes began at 8 am today across Karnataka. Early leads indicate the BJP is losing half of the 110 seats it held in the 224-member state assembly.