Political analysis of karnataka

political analysis of karnataka

1. Political analysis of Karnataka BY ZAIN MISTRY ATUL JOSHI

2. INTRODUCTION Location: Southwest India Created on : 1 st November 1956 Originally known: State of Mysore Capital: Bengaluru (Bangalore) Location:  Bordered by the  Arabian Sea  and the  Laccadive Sea  to the west,  Goa  to the northwest,  Maharashtra   to the north,  Andhra Pradesh  to the east,  Tamil Nadu  to the south east, and  Kerala  to the south west.

3. Area: 191,976 square kilometres 8th largest state Population: 61,130,704 inhabitants 9th largest state Official language: Kannada

4. MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) Bharatiya Janata Party Current ruling party: The Indian National Congress Party is since May 2013. Chief minister: Siddaramaiah 28 parliamentary constituencies

5. KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 1994 Took place in all 224 constituencies in 2 phases in K arnataka, I ndia. Elections conducted to select Govt. For next 5 years. The  Janata Dal  emerged victorious winning 115 seats. 

6. KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 1999 The  Indian National Congress : majority winning 132 seats.  The  National Democratic Alliance : Bharatiya Janata Party  and  Janata Dal (United ) (second winning only 63 seats). The  Janata Dal (Secular) : former prime minister  Deve Gowda (won only 10 seats). The Janata Dal collapsed in mid-1999 : reason split in the Janata Dal . Former prime minister Deve gowda and the deputy chief minister  Siddaramaiah joined the Janata dal (secular) faction.   S.M. Krishna  of the Congress was sworn in as Chief minister on 11 October 1999.

7.   KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2004 None of the parties were able to win a majority. Bharatiya Janata Party: 79 seats. Indian National Congress: 65 members Janata Dal (Secular): 58 members formed a coalition to run the government with  Dharam Singh as the chief minister. This was the first ever coalition government in the state.

8. KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2008 The  Bharatiya Janata Party  emerged victorious winning 110 seats. Falling short of majority still won with the support of 6 independents. This was the first time BJP came to power on its own in Karnataka and in any south Indian state.

9. KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2013 Five major political parties contested the election: Indian National Congress (INC) Bharatiya Janata Party  (BJP) Janata Dal (Secular)  (JD(S)) Karnataka Janata Paksha  (KJP) Badagara Shramika Raitala Congress Party  (BSRCP). The INC under the leadership of the erstwhile  Janata Parivar leader  Siddaramaiah  won the election: majority of 122 seats (including the Piriyapatna seat) INC returned to power on its own after nine years.

10. DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS SR NO. PARTY SEATS 1 INC 122 2 BJP 40 3 JD(S) 40 4 KJP 6 5 BSR(C) 4 6 IND 7 7 OTHERS 5 TOTAL 22 4

11. IDEOLOGIES OF BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY (BJP) Basic Philosophy : Integral humanism Objective P ledged to build up strong and prosperous nation, which is modern, progressive and enlightened in outlook

12. IDEOLOGIES OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC ) Object W ell-being and advancement of the people of India Socialist State based on Parliamentary Democracy Political, Economical & Social rights which aims at world peace and fellowship.

13. IDEOLOGIES OF JANATA DAL (SECULAR) Ideology E veryone needs to be together and that everyone together can achieve more N o discrimination R each out to every individual Focus on Education, Health Care, Job Creation, Farmer Rights, Equal Opportunities to All.

14. IDEOLOGIES OF JANATA DAL (UNITED) Principles of socialism, secularism and democracy Against the concept of a theocratic State.

15. CONCLUSION No stability in the government coming into power. Needs a stable government to make significant change in the issues. Still unpredictability over the party that might come into power in the coming elections.

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