In South India's Karnataka state, the Congress party finally managed to halt Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral juggernaut as the country's oldest political party won 136 of 224 seats in the state assembly, according to the latest trends published by Election Commission of India.

India’s Congress party unseats BJP from power in Karnataka state, gets clear majority

All eyes are on India's Karnataka state as voting for the 224 assembly seats began on Wednesday (May 10) morning. Politicians and public figures like Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Sudha Murthy urged people to cast their votes.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, a day before the Karnataka polls, wrote an open letter to the people of the southern state of India thanking them for showering him with constant love and affection and further highlighting his party, BJP's, commitment to the growth and development of the state.

PM Modi writes open letter to people of Karnataka, underlines party's commitment to make state 'no. 1'

He was thrown out of the JD(S) in 2005 for anti-party activities following his sharp differences with its leadership over HD Kumaraswamy's growing clout in the party

Once expelled from JD(S), Siddaramaiah now offers crown to foe Kumaraswamy

Despite their electoral loss, the Congress has been able to upset the BJP’s applecart by ensuring that Kumaraswamy becomes the Chief Minister of the state

Congress does to BJP in Karnataka what latter did to it in Goa

No party has got a clear majority in the assembly elections. The BJP is ahead in 106 of the state's 224 seats, six short of a clear majority. The Congress is ahead in 77 and Deve Gowda's JD(S) in 37 seats

Karnataka results: What happens next will depend on Governor, says constitutional expert

With the BJP emerging as the single-largest party in Karnataka, its chief Amit Shah today asserted that the party will win all elections from now on including the Lok Sabha polls in 2019

BJP's winning streak will continue: Amit Shah

JD(S) leader Danish Ali has confirmed that the Congress had extended its support to the party which had accepted it

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