Karnataka Lok Sabha 2024: Will Alliance With JD(S) Lead To NDA's Victory? Know About Seats, Phases, Candidates

Karnataka Lok Sabha 2024: In the 17th Lok Sabha Elections in 2019, the BJP-led NDA won 26 seats, 25 of which were solely held by the BJP. The INC-JD(S) alliance won only two seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and former Karnataka minister H D Kumaraswamy

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Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats, which could potentially have a significant role in achieving a majority in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. With a substantial influence on the national political landscape, the Karnataka elections of 2024 appear to be a high-stakes struggle. 

Ahead of the general assembly elections, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) formed an alliance with former PM H.D. Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular). Earlier this month, Gowda stated that the seat-sharing deal between Janata Dal (Secular) and BJP is in the final stages and will be finalised in about a week’s time. 

However, in recent times, political parties have been engaged in a slamming contest over the Rameshwaram cafe blast, pro-Pakistan slogan, and Bengaluru water crisis. With the March 1 blast at Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Café that injured 10 people, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has slammed the ruling Congress government, calling it a law-and-order failure. Basavaraj Bommai, a senior BJP politician and former chief minister, has stated that "taking this incident lightly would be like encouraging terrorists". He connected the explosion to pro-Pakistan slogans raised in the Karnataka Assembly, implying that a "sleeper cell" was behind it. Simultaneously, Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, has compared the incident to the 2022 Mangalore explosion, which occurred under the BJP government's watch.

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has finalised two-phase polling in the southern state. The 28 seats in Karnataka will undergo voting in Phase 2 and 3 on April 26 and May 7.

Here is the detailed schedule:

Source: ECI

In the past, Karnataka got its election schedule during the middle phases of the polls, as seen in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Phases

Karnataka's Lok Sabha elections usually take place in two or three phases. In 2019, the Lok Sabha elections in the state were also held in two phases, which may happen again in 2024. 

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Candidates

So far, BJP has not announced any of its candidates in the state whereas the Congress on Friday named seven of its candidates to contest Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka. 

Here is a look at Congress's seven candidates for the Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024:

Candidates Name	Constituency	State
H R Algur (Raju)	Bijapur	Karnataka
Geetha Shivarajkumar	Shimoga	Karnataka
D K Suresh	Bengaluru Rural	Karnataka
Anandaswamy Gaddadevara Math	Haveri	Karnataka
M Shreyas Patel	Hassan	Karnataka
S P Muddahanumegowda	Tumkur	Karnataka
Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru)	Mandya	Karnataka

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Seats

Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats, making it one of the most significant states in the General Elections. Out of Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha seats, five are allocated for SC candidates, and two for ST candidates. 

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Overview

In the 17th Lok Sabha Elections in 2019, the BJP-led NDA won 26 seats, 25 of which were solely held by the BJP. The INC-JD(S) alliance won only two seats.

Have a look at a list of elected candidates in Karnataka Lok Sabha elections 2019:

Constituency	Winners Name	Party	Margin
Gulbarga	DR. UMESH G JADHAV	BJP	95452
Raichur	RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK	BJP	117716
Bidar	BHAGWANTH KHUBA	BJP	116834
Koppal	KARADI SANGANNA AMARAPPA	BJP	38397
Bellary	Y. DEVENDRAPPA	BJP	55707
Haveri	UDASI. S.C.	BJP	140882
Dharwad	Pralhad Joshi	BJP	205072
Uttara Kannada	ANANTKUMAR HEGDE	BJP	479649
Davanagere	G M SIDDESHWAR	BJP	169702
Shimoga	B.Y.RAGHAVENDRA.	BJP	223360
Udupi Chikmagalur	SHOBHA KARANDLAJE	BJP	349599
Hassan	PRAJWAL REVANNA	JD(S)	141324
Dakshina Kannada	NALIN KUMAR KATEEL	BJP	274621
Chitradurga	A NARAYANASWAMY	BJP	80178
Tumkur	G. S. BASAVARAJ	BJP	13339
Mandya	SUMALATHA AMBAREESH	IND	125876
Mysore	PRATHAP SIMHA	BJP	138647
Chamarajanagar	V. SRINIVAS PRASAD	BJP	1817
Bangalore Rural	D.K. SURESH	INC	206870
Bangalore North	D.V. Sadananda Gowda	BJP	147518
Bangalore central	P. C. Mohan	BJP	70968
Bangalore South	TEJASVI SURYA	BJP	331192
Chikkballapur	B.N.Bache Gowda	BJP	182110
Kolar	S. MUNISWAMY	BJP	210021
Chikkodi	ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE	BJP	118877
Belgaum	ANGADI SURESH CHANNABASAPPA	BJP	391304
Bagalkot	Gaddigoudar Parvatagouda Chandanagouda	BJP	168187
Bijapur	JIGAJINAGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA	BJP	258038