Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2004

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2004

April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20), April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26)[1]

All 224 Legislative Assembly seats   First party Second party Third party   Leader B.S. Yeddyurappa S.M. Krishna Siddaramaiah Party BJP INC JD(S) Leader's seat Shikaripura Chamrajpet Chamundeshwari Seats before 44 132 10 Seats won 79 65 58 Seat change 35 67 48

CM before election S.M. Krishna INC Elected CM Dharam Singh INC

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election of 2004 took place on 20 April and 26 April 2004 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 13 May 2004. None of the parties were able to win a majority and the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 79 seats.^[2][3] Subsequently, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and Janata Dal (Secular) with 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.^[4]

Results

 Summary of the May 2004 Karnataka legislature election results

Parties	Flag	Votes %	Seats Won	Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)		28.33%	79	198
Indian National Congress		35.27%	65	225
Janata Dal (Secular)		20.77%	58	220
Janata Dal (United)		2.06%	5	26
Others		13.57	17
Total (Turnout %)		100.0	224

Successful Candidates

Aftermath

In the elections the BJP emerged as the largest party with 79 of the 224 seats. However the Indian National Congress with 64 members and the Janata Dal (Secular) with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government for the next 20 months as the BJP failed to get an absolute majority. Dharam Singh was sworn in as the chief minister on 28 May 2004.^[5] However in early 2006, the JD(S) withdrew its support for the government and instead formed an alliance with the BJP with H. D. Kumaraswamy of JD(S) as the chief minister.^[6]

References

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