Karnataka Elections: Neck and neck in vote share but its the seat win that counts

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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As Karnataka Assembly elections results 2018 are progressing, a look at the vote shares of BJP, Congress and JD (S) throw some interesting facts.

The Election Commission’s website at 12:12 PM showed that there was no difference between BJP and Congress vote share, despite the fact that the BJP was leading ahead of Congress in majority of seats.

The BJP was leading in 112 seats with a vote share of 37.5%, while the Congress had a lead in 65 seats with a vote share of 37.5% as the counting progressed.

But if we look at the JD(S), the party has maintained a lead in 40 seats with a vote share of 17.9%.

Considering 2013 Karnataka assembly elections, BJP has seen a huge jump of vote share from 20.2% to 37.5%, but the Congress share has marginally increased from 36.6% to 37.5%.

Even at that peak in 2008, BJP could muster only 34% of the total votes to win 110 seats against the 80 seats won by the Congress with 35% vote share.

Historically, Congress has always got more share of votes than BJP.

The highest BJP got ever was in 2008, when BS Yeddyurappa rode to power, but that share dropped drastically in 2013 when he left the party.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow