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