The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single-largest outfit in Karnataka even as election results threw up a hung Assembly, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress-backed Janata Dal (Secular) seeking to form the government.
The BJP had won or was leading in 104 seats in the 224-seat Karnataka assembly as of 3:40 pm, according to the Election Commission’s website. The Congress’ tally stood at 78, while the JD(S) was ahead in 37 constituencies.