New Delhi/Bangalore, May 8 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's office (PMO), V. Narayanasamy, on Wednesday said that the people of Karnataka have chosen Congress for good governance.
"I am grateful to honourable Congress President, honourable Prime Minister, our honourable young leader the Vice President of the party Rahul Gandhi for the victory of the Congress Party in Karnataka. It is a decisive victory, the people of Karnataka has given the mandate to Congress for the purpose of giving a good government there, in all the three states, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Karnataka," said Narayanasamy.
Meanwhile, Janata Dal (United) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur said that the BJP needs to do some introspection after seeing the outcome of the Karnataka polls.
"The Bharatiya Janata Party would have to give some thought to the results that have come. With this result, it is clear that the ambitions that some of the leaders are having is not going to be easy to realise ," he said.
The Congress Party on Wednesday returned to power in Karnataka with an absolute majority.
The party has crossed the magic number, winning 116 seats in the 224 Member Assembly out of 214 results declared so far. It is also leading in five other constituencies.
The BJP and JD (S) were in neck and neck race with both winning 40 seats each.
Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janatha Party won six seats, while the Independents and others have won 16 seats.
Prominent winners in the assembly elections are: Congress leader Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar of BJP, Janata Dal (Secular) State President, H.D. Kumaraswamy, KJP leader Yeddyurappa, former Union Minister and Kannada Cine Star, M.H.Ambareesh of Congress, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate, R. Ashoka, BSR Congress Party Chief and former Minister, B. Sriramulu, Congress candidate Dr. Ajay Dharam Singh, son of former Chief Minister Dharam Singh, former Chief Minister S.Bangarappa's son Madhu Bangarappa of the JDS, Priyanka M. Kharge, daughter of Union Minister, Mallikarjun Kharge of Congress and former Union Minister V. Srinivasa Prasad of Congress. Sitting JD(S) MP N. Chaluvaraya Swamy has also won.
The prominent losers are Deputy Chief Minister Eshwarappa of the BJP, KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara, former Union Minister C.M.Ibrahim and Anita Kumaraswamy.
Celebrations have begun at the Congress Headquarters in Bangalore and in Delhi with the party's thumping victory in Karnataka. The race for the chief minister's post has also begun with senior party leader K. Siddaramaiah being seen as one of the front-runners for the coveted position.
Elections in Karnataka were conducted for 223 seats. Elections in one constituency - Periyapatna-was deferred to May 28 due to the death of the BJP candidate. (ANI)
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