2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May. The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent, the highest in Karnataka since several decades. The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018.

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
12 May 2018 (222 seats)
28 May 2018 (1 seat)
11 June 2018 (1 seat)
224 of 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.50% ( 0.67%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader B. S. Yediyurappa Siddaramaiah H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party BJP INC JD(S)
Alliance NDA UPA JD(S)+BSP
Leader's seat Shikaripura
(won)		 Badami (won)
Chamundeshwari (lost)		 Channapatna (won; retained)
Ramanagara (won; vacated)
Seats before 40 122 40
Seats won 104 80 37
Seat change 64 42 3
Popular vote 13,267,956 13,932,069 6,726,667
Percentage 36.35% 38.14% 18.3%
Swing 16.3% 1.4% 1.9%
Results of the election
Chief Minister before election

Siddaramaiah
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

H. D. Kumaraswamy
JD(S)

The Indian National Congress (INC) was seeking re-election, having governed the state since elections in 2013. while the Bharatiya Janata Party attempted to regain office, having previously governed the state in 2007 and from 2008 to 2013. The Janata Dal (Secular), and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested the election in an electoral alliance. The Aam Aadmi Party also made its debut in the state.

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