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PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Friday
He will preside over an event to hand over houses under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY) to around 19,000 beneficiaries. Modi will also visit GIFT city and review the status of various ongoing projects there. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to participate in Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan
No question of alliance with JD-S, will win 146 seats: Shivakumar
Talking to reporters after some post-poll surveys, after the voting, indicated a hung Assembly, he said: "I don't believe in the numbers shown in the post poll surveys. As I have said, I am committed to my statement of Congress winning 146 seats in the elections."
Karnataka polls: 'Rocky Bhai' Yash says politicians, parties should do their work
Speaking to reporters after exercising his franchise, Yash said "it was his right and responsibility to vote". "I have exercised mine. Every voter should come out and vote, that is more important," he said. Asked why he did not take part in campaigning, Yash said that this time he did not feel it was interesting and for that reason he did not step out to take up campaigning for political parties.
Exit poll puts BJP in dominant position in Greater Bangalore
According to the ABP/C-Voter Exit Poll, in the Greater Bangalore region, the BJP is likely to win 17 out of the 32 seats, while the Congress is projected to win 13 seats with JD(S) coming a distant with just two seats. In the 2018 Assembly elections, the BJP had won 11 seats in the region, while the Congress got 17 seats and the JD(S) four.
Five leaders who played major role in Congress' election campaign in Karnataka
From manifesto to aggressive campaign, all of the points highlighted by the grand old party in the state gained the immediate attention of the people of the southern state. But behind the successful campaigning in the state, party leaders like G. Parmeshwara, party state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala
Siddaramaiah most preferred CM choice in Karnataka, shows survey
Voters in Karnataka seem to have identified him as their first choice for the top job. The exit poll data suggest that 40.1 per cent of the electorate in Karnataka want Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister. The Congress leader is followed by current Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is the preferred choice for 34.1 per cent of the voters.
Congress, Left Front give indications of understanding for Bengal panchayat polls
The foundation of this understanding will be laid at a joint rally organised by Congress and Left Front at Suri in Birbhum district on Thursday, which is supposed to be addressed the CPI-M politburo member and state Secretary Mohammad Salim and the Congress' state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Marginal seats could push Congress to majority mark in Karnataka
A deeper analysis of "marginal" seats where the vote share difference is very narrow suggests that the Congress could win a majority in the state if it manages to win these seats. Statistically, it is difficult to predict the outcomes in marginal seats as a few thousand votes may make the difference. As per the ABP/C-Voter Exit Poll, there are 24.
Karnataka polls: IT city Bengaluru, records 56.82% voter turnout
Bengaluru has 28 assembly constituencies and the voter turnout here in the 2018 elections was recorded at 52 per cent, as per the official statement. Yeshwanthpura constituency has recorded maximum turnout with 63.09 per cent polling. This constituency comprises many villages along with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) localities.
'Let's wait for results on May 13': Bommai on exit poll predictions
Speaking to reporters in Haveri, he said "the exit poll results are not cent per cent perfect as it will be five to ten per cent minus". Every agency or channel has given a different figure and is not the same. Let us wait for the exact results on May 13. There will be no resort politics this time as the BJP will get the clear majority.
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