Voters in Karnataka, the last large state held by the Congress, go to the ballot box on 12 May. The three-way battle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa, and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s JD(S) is a race to get to a majority of 113 in the 224-member assembly. All three parties have been in power for the last 15 years, either in alliance with each other or on their own.
As data pours in from individual constituencies across Karnataka when votes are counted on 15 May, here’s what to expect from the different regions of the state.
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