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Elections in Karnataka, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Karnataka creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main Political Parties in Karnataka[edit | edit source]

BJP, INC and JD(S) are the dominant parties in the state. The CPI, CPI(M) and MES are the other active political entities in the state. In the past, the various precursors of the JD(S) such as JP and JD have also been very influential. Splinter groups such as KCP, KJP, BSR Congress, Lok Shakti and JD(U) have made their mark in a few elections. Erstwhile parties which have been influential in the state include Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (KMPP), National Development Party, Praja Socialist Party (PSP), Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) and Swatantra Party.

Lok Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

The 1951-1971 election are results from Mysore State.

Year	Lok Sabha Election	Party-wise Details
1952	First Lok Sabha	Total: 11. Congress: 10, KMPP: 1^[1]
1957	Second Lok Sabha	Total: 26. Congress: 23, PSP: 1, SCF: 1, Independent:1
1962	Third Lok Sabha	Total: 26. Congress: 25, LSS: 1
1967	Fourth Lok Sabha	Total: 27. Congress: 18, Swatantra Party: 5, PSP: 2, SSP: 1, Independent:1
1971	Fifth Lok Sabha	Total: 27. Congress: 27
1977	Sixth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Congress: 26, Janata Party/BLD: 2.
1980	Seventh Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Congress (Indira): 27, Janata Party: 1
1984	Eighth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Congress: 24, Janata Party: 4
1989	Ninth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Congress: 26, Janata Dal: 2
1991	Tenth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Congress: 23, BJP: 4, Janata: 1
1996	Eleventh Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Janata Dal: 16, BJP: 6, Congress: 5, KCP: 1
1998	Twelfth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. NDA: 16 (BJP: 13 and Lok Shakti: 3), Congress: 9, Janata Dal: 3
1999	Thirteenth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. Congress: 18, BJP: 7, JD(U): 3
2004	Fourteenth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. BJP: 18, Congress: 8, JD(S): 2
2009	Fifteenth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. BJP: 19, Congress: 6, JD(S): 3
2014	Sixteenth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. BJP: 17, Congress: 9, JD(S): 2
2019	Seventeenth Lok Sabha	Total: 28. BJP: 25, Congress: 1, JD(S): 1, Independent: 1

Rajya Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

It is worth noting that the 1951-1971 election are results from Mysore State.

Name of election	Seat No.	Previous MP		Date of retirement	Elected MP
1952 Indian Rajya Sabha elections	1				C. Gopala Krishnamoorty Reddy	Socialist Party of India
	2				K Chengalaraya Reddy	Indian National Congress
	3				L. H. Thimmabovi
	4				S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
	5				M. Govinda Reddy
	6				P. B. Basappa Shetty
	7				M. Valiulla
2020 Indian Rajya Sabha elections	1	B. K. Hariprasad	Indian National Congress	25-Jun-2020
	2	Rajeev Gowda	Indian National Congress	25-Jun-2020
	3	Prabhakar Kore	Bharatiya Janata Party	25-Jun-2020
	4	D. Kupendra Reddy	Janata Dal (Secular)	25-Jun-2020

Rajya Sabha Election, 2020.
Four Candidates Elected Unopposed.
Ashok Gasti, BJP
Eranna Kadadi, BJP
Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress
H D Deve Gowda, Janata Dal - Secular

Vidhan Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

Year	Vidhan Sabha Election	Party-wise Details	Chief Minister	Party
1952	First Assembly	Total: 99 Seats. Congress: 74, KMPP:8, Independents: 11^[2]	• Kengal Hanumanthaiah • Kadidal Manjappa • S. Nijalingappa	Congress
1957	Second Assembly	Total: 208. Congress: 150, PSP:18, Independents: 35.^[3]	• S. Nijalingappa • B. D. Jatti	Congress
1962	Third Assembly	Total: 208. Congress: 138, PSP:20, Swatantra: 9, Independents: 27	• S.R. Kanthi • S. Nijalingappa (2)	Congress
1967	Fourth Assembly	Total: 216. Congress: 126, PSP: 20, Swatantra: 16, SSP: 6, BJS: 4, Independents: 41	• S. Nijalingappa (2) • Veerendra Patil	Congress
1972	Fifth Assembly	Total: 216. Congress: 165, NCO: 24, Independents: 20^[4]	Devaraj Urs	Congress
1978	Sixth Assembly	Total: 224. Congress (I): 149, Janata: 59, Independents: 10	• D. Devaraj Urs (2) • R. Gundu Rao	Congress
1983	Seventh Assembly	Total: 224. Janata: 95, Congress (I): 82, BJP: 18, Independents: 22	Ramakrishna Hegde	Janata
1985	Eighth Assembly	Total: 224. Janata: 139, Congress: 65, BJP: 2, Independents: 13	• Ramakrishna Hegde (2) • S. R. Bommai	Janata
1989	Ninth Assembly	Total: 224. Congress: 178, JD: 24, BJP: 4, Independents: 12	• Veerendra Patil (2) • S.Bangarappa • M. Veerappa Moily	Congress
1994	Tenth Assembly	Total: 224. JD: 115, BJP: 40, Congress: 34, KCP: 10, Independents: 18	• H. D. Deve Gowda • J. H. Patel	Janata Dal
1999	Eleventh Assembly	Total: 224. Congress: 132, BJP: 44, JD(U): 18, JD(S): 10, Independents: 19	S. M. Krishna	Congress
2004	Twelfth Assembly	Total: 224. BJP: 79, Congress: 65, JD(S): 58	• Dharam Singh • H. D. Kumaraswamy • B. S. Yeddyurappa	• Congress • JD(S) • BJP
2008	Thirteenth Assembly	Total: 224. BJP: 110, Congress: 80, JD(S): 28	• B. S. Yeddyurappa (2) • D. V. Sadananda Gowda • Jagadish Shettar	BJP
2013	Fourteenth Assembly	Total: 224. Congress: 122, BJP: 40, JD(S): 40, KJP: 6, BSR Congress: 4	Siddaramaiah	Congress
2018	Fifteenth Assembly	Total: 224 BJP: 104, Congress: 80, JD(S): 38, KPJP: 1, BSP: 1, IND: 1. Fifteen MLAs from Congress and JD-S resigned in 2019, forcing a major bye-poll. After the bye-poll, BJP added 12 seats to go to 116 MLAs in the assembly. BSY became CM.	• H. D. Kumaraswamy (2) • B. S. Yeddyurappa (3)	• JD(S) (with Congress) • BJP

Vidhan Parishad elections[edit | edit source]

Local self-government[edit | edit source]

Rurals[edit | edit source]

Gram panchayat[edit | edit source]

Taluk panchayat[edit | edit source]

Zilla Parishad[edit | edit source]

Urban[edit | edit source]

City municipal council[edit | edit source]

Town municipal council[edit | edit source]

Mudalgi

Town panchayat[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52". Election Commission of India.
↑ "Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1952" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
↑ "Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1957". Election Commission of India.
↑ "Statistical Report on Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Elections 1972". Election Commission of India.

[1] "Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52". Election Commission of India.

[2] "Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1952" (PDF). Election Commission of India.

[3] "Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1957". Election Commission of India.

[4] "Statistical Report on Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Elections 1972". Election Commission of India.

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 |1952
 |[[1951 Indian general election in Mysore|First Lok Sabha]]
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 |Total: 11. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10, [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|KMPP]]: 1<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html}}</ref>
 |----
 |1957
 |[[1957 Indian general election in Mysore|Second Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
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 |Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 23, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 1, [[Scheduled Castes Federation|SCF]]: 1, Independent:1
 |----
 |1962
 |[[1962 Indian general election in Mysore|Third Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 25, [[Lok Sewak Sangh|LSS]]: 1
 |----
 |1967
 |[[1967 Indian general election in Mysore|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 27. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 18, [[Swatantra Party]]: 5, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 2, [[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]]: 1, Independent:1
 |----
 |1971
 |[[1971 Indian general election in Mysore|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 27. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 27
 |----
 |1977
 |[[1977 Indian general election in Karnataka|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 26, [[Janata Party|Janata Party/BLD]]: 2.
 |----
 |1980
 |[[1980 Indian general election in Karnataka|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|Congress (Indira)]]: 27, [[Janata Party]]: 1
 |----
 |1984
 |[[1984 Indian general election in Karnataka|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 24, [[Janata Party]]: 4
 |----
 |1989
 |[[1989 Indian general election in Karnataka|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 26, [[Janata Dal]]: 2
 |----
 |1991
 |[[1991 Indian general election in Karnataka|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 23, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 4, [[Janata Dal|Janata]]: 1
 |----
 |1996
 |[[1996 Indian general election in Karnataka|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Janata Dal]]: 16, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 6, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 5, [[Karnataka Congress Party|KCP]]: 1
 |----
 |1998
 |[[1998 Indian general election in Karnataka|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]: 16 ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 13 and [[Lok Shakti]]: 3), [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 9, [[Janata Dal]]: 3
 |----
 |1999
 |[[1999 Indian general election in Karnataka|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 18, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 7, [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]: 3
 |----
 |2004
 |[[2004 Indian general election in Karnataka|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 18, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 8, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 2
 |----
 |2009
 |[[2009 Indian general election in Karnataka|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 19, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 6, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 3
 |----
 |2014
 |[[2014 Indian general election in Karnataka|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 17, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 9, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 2
 |----
 |2019
 |[[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 |Total: 28. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 25, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 1, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 1, [[Independent politician|Independent]]: 1
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 |[[Prabhakar Kore]]
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 |[[D. Kupendra Reddy]]
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 |1952
 |[[1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|First Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 99 Seats. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 74, [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|KMPP]]:8, Independents: 11<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1952 |publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_MYSORE.pdf}}</ref>
 |{{•}}[[Kengal Hanumanthaiah]]  <br /> {{•}}[[Kadidal Manjappa]] <br /> {{•}}[[S. Nijalingappa]]
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 |1957
 |[[1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 208. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 150, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]:18, Independents: 35.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1957 |publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1957-election-results.html}}</ref>
 |{{•}}[[S. Nijalingappa]] <br /> {{•}}[[B. D. Jatti]]
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 |1962
 |[[1962 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 208. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 138, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]:20, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 9, Independents: 27
 |{{•}}[[S.R. Kanthi]] <br /> {{•}}[[S. Nijalingappa]] (2)
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 |1967
 |[[1967 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 216. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 126, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 20, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 16, [[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]]: 6, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]: 4, Independents: 41
 |{{•}}[[S. Nijalingappa]] (2) <br /> {{•}}[[Veerendra Patil]]
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 |1972
 |[[1967 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 216. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 165, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 24, Independents: 20<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Elections 1972 |publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1972-election-results.html}}</ref>
 |[[Devaraj Urs]]
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 |1978
 |[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]]: 149, [[Janata Party|Janata]]: 59, Independents: 10
 |{{•}}[[D. Devaraj Urs]] (2) <br /> {{•}}[[R. Gundu Rao]]
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 |1983
 |[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Janata Party|Janata]]: 95, [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]]: 82, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 18, Independents: 22
 |[[Ramakrishna Hegde]]
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 |1985
 |[[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Janata Party|Janata]]: 139, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 65, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 2, Independents: 13
 |{{•}}[[Ramakrishna Hegde]] (2) <br /> {{•}}[[S. R. Bommai]]
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 |1989
 |[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 178, [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 24, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 4, Independents: 12
 |{{•}}[[Veerendra Patil]] (2) <br /> {{•}}[[S.Bangarappa]] <br /> {{•}}[[M. Veerappa Moily]]
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 |1994
 |[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 115, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 40, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 34, [[Karnataka Congress Party|KCP]]: 10, Independents: 18
 |{{•}}[[H. D. Deve Gowda]] <br /> {{•}}[[J. H. Patel]]
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 |1999
 |[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 132, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 44, [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]: 18, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 10, Independents: 19
 |[[S. M. Krishna]]
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 |2004
 |[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 79, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 65, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 58
 |{{•}}[[Dharam Singh]] <br /> {{•}}[[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] <br /> {{•}}[[B. S. Yeddyurappa]]
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 |2008
 |[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 110, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 80, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 28
 |{{•}}[[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] (2) <br /> {{•}}[[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] <br /> {{•}}[[Jagadish Shettar]]
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 |2013
 |[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
 | Total: 224. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 122, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 40, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 40, [[Karnataka Janata Party|KJP]]: 6, [[BSR Congress]]: 4
 |[[Siddaramaiah]]
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 |2018
 |[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Fifteenth Assembly]]
-! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
+! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
 | Total: 224 [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 104, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 80, [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 38, [[Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party|KPJP]]: 1, [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]: 1, IND: 1.
 Fifteen MLAs from Congress and JD-S resigned in 2019, forcing a major bye-poll. After the bye-poll, BJP added 12 seats to go to 116 MLAs in the assembly. BSY became CM.