CM Basavaraj Bommai vs Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan; examine who’s successful

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 newest replace: Incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is up towards Congress’ challenger Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan in Shiggaon. After three hours of counting, CM Bommai has gained a major lead over Khan with over 20,000 extra votes.

Basavaraj Bommai has 44,182 or 59.4 % of the entire votes counted until now. Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan of Congress is second with 23,011 or 30.94 % of complete votes counted. JD(S) candidate Shashidhar Yeligar is third with 5,537 votes.

While Bommai appears more likely to win the Shiggaon seat for the BJP, Congress has crossed the midway mark as per early tendencies shared by Election Commission (EC). Congress is forward on 116 out of the 224 seats, indicating a easy majority. BJP is main on 78 seats whereas JD(S) is in entrance on 24 seats. 5 seats are going to ‘Others’.

Voting for the Karnataka Assembly Elections was performed on May 10. Counting of votes started at 8 am on Saturday, May 13.