Mumbai, April 24: With less than 16 days to go, the stage is all set for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. The Election Commission (EC) on March 29 announced the schedule for the Vidhan Sabha polls to the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka. As per the announcement made by EC, polling for the 224 seats for Karnataka Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10.

While announcing the election dates, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that out of the 224 assembly constituencies, 36 seats have been reserved for SCs and 15 for STs. Soon after the election dates were announced, the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress launched spirited campaigns for the assembly elections. Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 Date and Full Schedule: Polling for 224 Seats To Be Held on May 10, Counting and Results on May 13.

The 2018 Assembly election in Karnataka saw a three-way battle between BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). Ahead of the assembly election, the grand old party announced 223 candidates for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly election in a total of six lists. The Congress party has left one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party, a regional outfit.

Full List of Congress Candidates for Karnataka Assembly Election 2023:

The counting of votes and the election results will be declared on May 13. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly will end on May 24. It must be noted that there are a total of 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly and a party will require to win more than 113 seats in order to form government in the state as the majority mark is 113. Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: PM Narendra Modi, JP Nadda, Amit Shah Among BJP's Star Campaigners, Check Full List Here.

So, will the ruling party BJP manage to win Karnataka once again or will the Congress upset the saffron party as it did in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections?

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