On the counting day of the Karnataka Election, Congress has already crossed the halfway mark in trends by leading on 118 seats as of 12 pm. BJP was seen leading on 74 seats and JDS on 25 seats
On Twitter, netizens celebrated Congress’ lead and also discussed reasons why the BJP was staring at a huge defeat in Karnataka Assembly Elections
A user tweeted, “BJP should immediately learn a lesson. You may not win states in the name of Modi. You need an effective, honest and efficient leadership in states. Look for new leaders.”
A Twitter user attributed the substantial lead gained by Congress in the Karnataka Election 2023 Results to the impact of Bharat Jodo Yatra by Rahul Gandhi
A user pointed out how the Bajrang Dal row could have cost PM Narendra Modi’s party the win in Karnataka
A Twitter user wrote, “It is more of @narendramodi defeat than @BSBommai as CM had lost it much before the elections but central leadership tried hard (sic).”
A Twitter user shared a picture of President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee DK Shivakumar and wrote, “Everyone is Chanakya until the real Chanakya arrives.”
Another Twitter user took a dig on Congress and wrote how the EVMs seem to be working perfectly this time
A Twitter user shared a picture of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra when he addressed a rally amid heavy rainfall in Mysuru. He used the hashtag #KarnatakaElectionResults2023 indicating that such instances attributed to Congress’ stellar performance in the polls
A user had a humorous take on how there were wins for major political parties all around from Congress’ lead in Karnataka, BJP’s leading in UP municipal polls and AAP in Jalandhar bypoll in Punjab