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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-...ruling-bjp

The election is the first of five crucial state polls in 2023 that are seen as setting the tone for parliamentary elections due in April and May 2024.

It is also the first big electoral face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP and Congress since Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was convicted of defamation in March and lost his seat in Parliament.
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Congress is set to win 136 seats against 64 for the BJP in the 224-member legislature, the Election Commission website showed on Saturday evening.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi...195381.cms
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https://indianexpress.com/elections/karn...5691/lite/

Live Updates: A day after the Congress registered a massive win in the Karnataka Assembly Elections, securing 136 seats and a 43% vote share, the party has called for a meeting of its new MLAs to decide on who would become the new Chief Minister. Former CM Siddaramaiah and KPCC chief D K Shivakumar are the frontrunners. 
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