In the upcoming national elections, will Karnataka still support the BJP?
In the second round of the general elections scheduled on April 26, 2024, votes will be cast in 14 of Karnataka’s 28 parliamentary constituencies.
In the 2019 elections, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) won 25 of the 28 parliamentary constituencies (PCs), with one PC going to an independent candidate backed by the BJP. The state’s political landscape significantly changed in the 2023 assembly elections when the Congress secured a 60% seat share. The state’s political landscape was also realigned as a result of the 2023 results, uniting the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S). 2019
