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The upcoming Karnataka assembly election in 2023 is expected to be closely contested between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress party. Both parties are expected to rely on a combination of freebies and new schemes to woo voters in the state.

The BJP, which is currently in power in the state, is expected to highlight its achievements in the areas of infrastructure development, job creation, and social welfare schemes. The party has already announced a series of measures, including the distribution of free laptops and smartphones to students, as well as cash incentives for girls who complete their education. The BJP is also expected to focus on the issue of farmers' welfare, with the introduction of new schemes aimed at providing financial assistance and other benefits to farmers.

The Congress party is expected to focus on issues related to unemployment, healthcare, and education. The party has announced a series of measures, including the creation of a new department for the welfare of women and children, as well as the introduction of new policies aimed at boosting employment and promoting entrepreneurship. The Congress is also expected to highlight the issue of rising fuel prices and inflation, which it believes is hurting the common people.

The Karnataka Assembly polls are going to be crucial for the JDS as it seeks to reassert its position as a significant player in Karnataka politics, the JDS has struggled to maintain its relevance in the state's political landscape.The upcoming Karnataka assembly polls are a battle of survival for the JDS, which has been facing internal rifts and defections. The party is facing challenges from both the Congress and the BJP, which have been poaching its leaders and workers. However, the JDS is hoping to turn the tables by forming a grand alliance with the Congress and other like-minded parties. The party is banking on its traditional support base of Vokkaliga community voters in the Old Mysuru region and hopes to expand its footprint in other parts of the state. The JDS has also been focusing on the issue of farmers' distress and is likely to make it a key campaign plank.

Overall, the Karnataka assembly election is likely to be a battle of ideas and promises, with both the BJP and Congress trying to woo voters with new schemes and freebies. The outcome of the election will depend on a range of factors, including the performance of the ruling party, the popularity of the opposition, and the mood of the voters on polling day.

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Karnataka is divided into several regions, each with its distinct political, cultural, and historical identity. While there is no fixed or official number of political regions in Karnataka, the state is often divided into six regions based on geographical and cultural factors. These regions are:

Coastal Karnataka: This region comprises the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada. The region is known for its beautiful beaches, rich cuisine, and unique cultural traditions.

South Karnataka: This region comprises the districts of Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Ramanagara, and Tumkur. The region is known for its lush greenery, scenic beauty, and cultural diversity.

Malnad Karnataka: This region comprises the districts of Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga, and parts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. The region is known for its hilly terrain, coffee plantations, and scenic beauty.

Hyderabad-Karnataka: This region comprises the districts of Bellary, Bidar, Gulbarga, Koppal, Raichur, and Yadgir. The region is known for its rich history, unique culture, and diverse population.

Bombay-Karnataka: This region comprises the districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, and parts of Bagalkot, Gadag, and Haveri. The region has a unique cultural identity and is known for its art, literature, and cuisine.

Region wise Vote share 2018

Regions	JDS	Congress	BJP	Others
Central Karnataka	14%	36%	43%	8%%
Costal Karnatak	6%	39%	51%	4%
Greater Banglore	18%	40%	39%	3%
Hydrabad Karnatak	14%	42%	38%	6%
Mumbai Karnatak	7%	39%	44%	10%
Old Mysore	38%	34%	17%	10%
Grand Total	18%	38%	36%	7%

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The Left Democratic Front (LDF), headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, rewrote Kerala's past by defying the state's four-decade-long tradition of alternate front governments. It wrote a new chapter in the state's electoral history and ensured that the red flag would continue to fly in the country's lone Left bastion as it prepared for a clean sweep and retained control in the 140-seat Assembly. Though the official results are yet to be announced, the CPI(M)-led LDF has won 99 of the total 140 seats, while the Congress-led UDF has won 41. The BJP-led NDA has come up empty-handed. “This landmark victory validates the LDF government's five-year rule. It is a victory for the nation. They had faith in us, and we had faith in them. For us, the election was a major political battle,” Vijayan said in Kannur.

Kerala Poll Result 2021 -(140/140)

Party	WON
LDF	97
UDF	41
BJP+	0
Others	2

“This is not the time to celebrate our huge win,” he told the workers. Many people wanted to rejoice, but they resisted. “We will continue to battle COVID.”

Ramnesh Chennithala, the Congress leader, acknowledged the loss though saying that it was unexpected. “We embrace the people's decision. It came as a shock. In Kerala, the United Democratic Front (UDF) remains a formidable power. We'll take a look at how we're doing. LDF's loot and corruption in Kerala had been revealed by us. This isn't to say that the problems can't be resolved. He said, "I congratulate all the winners." Meanwhile, the BJP suffered a humiliating loss in Nenom, where it had only one seat. Congress candidate Shafi Parambil was proclaimed winner in Palakkad, where ‘Metro Man' E Sreedharan was leading until the afternoon.

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The ruling BJP-led NDA retained its hold on the state by winning 74 of the 126 assembly constituencies that went to polls in 2021, while the opposition Congress-led grand alliance only managed to win 50 seats. The saffron party won 60 seats on its own, the same as in 2016, while its coalition partners, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), won nine and six seats respectively. Earlier in the day, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal thanked all sections of the population for giving the BJP-led alliance a direct mandate in the state assembly election, the results of which were announced on Sunday, May 2nd.

Assam Poll Result 2021 -(126/126)

Party	WON
BJP+	76
INC+	49
Other	1

According to the Election Commission, the BJP won the Assam assembly elections for the second time in a row, with 33.21 percent of the vote. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his cabinet colleagues Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chandra Mohan Patowary, as well as Speaker of the outgoing assembly Hitendra Nath Goswami, AGP chief Atul Bora and jailed anti-CAA movement leader Akhil Gogoi, were the big winners in the state Assembly election. Meanwhile, Assam Pradesh Congress president Ripun Bora and BPF minister Pramila Rani Brahma are the major losers.

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Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister, is expected to run for re-election for the third time. Banerjee's victory came despite a strong challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party for power in the state.
Though her party, the Trinamool Congress, won 213 seats, Banerjee lost by over 1,700 votes in Nandigram to Suvendu Adhikari, a former aide who switched to the BJP just months before the election.

The state's election campaigns, which took place in the midst of a raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, have drawn a lot of attention and criticism. During the elections, there was a lot of back-and- forth between the two nations, with a lot of negative talk about each other.

West Bengal Poll Result 2021 -(292/294)

Party	2021 (WON)	2016 (WON)
BJP	77	3
INC	0	44
AITC	213	211
CPI(M)	0	26

The Bengal state assembly has 294 seats, and voting for them took place in eight phases between March 27 and April 29. 272 of the 294 seats are currently being counted.

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On March 27, West Bengal announced a voter turnout of 79.79 percent in the first phase of voting.

The turnout has improved expectations for both the ruling Trinamool Congress and its major competitor, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The 30 assembly districts where voters have already exercised their right to vote can be divided into three regions, each with its own distinct flavour.

The five districts of Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram, West Midnapore, and East Midnapore were covered in the first phase. To summarise, a turnout rate of less than 82 percent in all three regions is not good news for the BJP. A turnout rate of less than 78 percent in Region 1, 85 percent in Region 2, and 83 percent in Region 3 will put the BJP in trouble. In the first step of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021, a total of 73,80,942 voters will exercise their right to vote. There are 37,52,938 males and 36,27,949 females among them, with 55 third-gender voters.

Phase 2 of the West Bengal Assembly Elections ends with a turnout of 80.43 percent.

On April 1, voters will go to the polls in 30 assembly constituencies spread across four West Bengal districts: Bankura, West Midnapore, East Midnapore, and South 24 Parganas. The most high-profile electoral contest in West Bengal's second phase will take place in Nandigram, where Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee will face off against her former protege, Suvendu Adhikari, who will run on a BJP ticket this time.

The third phase will begin on April 6, phase-IV on April 10, phase-V on April 17, phase-VI on April 22, phase-VII on April 26, and phase-VIII on April 29 after the second phase is completed. Nandigram's final polling percentage is also higher than the state average and the average for East Midnapore district in the second process. The overall turnout for the 60 seats that have gone to the polls so far has been 85.35 percent. The turnout for the 16 Assembly seats in East Midnapore district, which includes Nandigram, was 86.87 percent. The voting average for the 294 Assembly seats in 2016 was 82.66 percent.
West Bengal received 84.33 percent of the vote in the watershed 2011 Assembly elections, which marked the end of the Left-led regime that had ruled the state since 1977. A higher polling percentage is sometimes interpreted as a sign of anti-incumbency voting. Salboni (89.47 percent ), Garhbeta (89.23 percent ), and Pingla (89.02 percent ) in West Midnapore district, Chandipur (89.28 percent ) and Nandakumar (89.27 percent ) in East Midnapore district, and Indus 89.36 percent, Kotulpur 90 percent in Bankura district are among the seats that voted in higher percentages than Nandigram.

Updates on the third phase of the West Bengal election in 2021 The voter turnout was 77.68 percent

The third phase of Bengal elections saw a three-cornered war for 31 Assembly seats, with the BJP hoping to break through TMC stone walls and the Left Front-ISF-Congress alliance hoping to make a mark in areas where identity politics has gained traction. More than 78.5 lakh voters were eligible to vote in three districts - Howrah, Hooghly, and South 24 Parganas - to determine the fate of 205 candidates, including BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta, TMC minister Ashima Patra, and CPI(M) leader Kanti Ganguly.

The fate of 205 candidates in the 31 seats will be decided by a total of 78,52,425 voters. There are 39,93,280 males, 38,58,902 females, and 243 third-gender voters among them. According to CEO West Bengal, Aariz Aftab, 77.68 percent voter turnout was registered at 5 p.m. in 31 seats. The following is a breakdown of the three districts: South 24 Parganas 76.68 % Howrah 77.93% Hoogly 79.36 %
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed many public meetings in these three districts, led the BJP's drive. In addition, in the last few days, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Union Minister Smriti Irani organised a series of rallies and roadshows in these areas. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led the charge for the Trinamool Congress, while TMC MP and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee spoke at a host of rallies.

In the fourth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, 78.43 percent of eligible voters cast ballots.

Howrah has nine constituencies, Hooghly has ten, South 24 Parganas has eleven, Alipurduar has five, and Cooch Behar has nine. The Alipurduar district had the highest voter turnout of 81.07 percent, while the South 24 Parganas district had the lowest turnout of 76.54 percent. With an 88.30 percent turnout, the Tufanganj constituency in Cooch Behar had the highest voting rate, followed by Natabari with 87.48 percent.

With 66.23 percent, Behala Purba had the lowest voting percentage in the fourth phase. In the 44 constituencies in south Bengal's Howrah (Part II), South 24 Parganas (Part III), Hooghly (Part II), and north Bengal's Alipurduar and Coochbehar, a total of 1.15 crore voters, including 290 members of the third gender, are qualified to vote. On the 10th of April, violence erupted at a polling booth in Cooch Behar during the fourth phase of voting. The ruling TMC said that central forces opened fire twice at polling booths in Cooch Behar, killing four party workers in the process.

The EC reports a 78.36% turnout in 45 seats, with a few isolated cases of violence recorded from reserved seats.

The fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, which included 45 assembly segments, ended on Saturday, April 17 amid tight security. Polling in East Burdwan, in south Bengal, and the three districts of Kalimpong, Darjeeling, and Jalpaiguri, in north Bengal, went off without a hitch. According to the Election Commission (EC), 78.36% of votes were cast in the six districts. In the fifth phase, the total number of voters and candidates was 45,756,282 and 1,259, respectively.

This year, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is contesting 291 of the state's 294 seats, leaving the three hill seats of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong to the two factions of the GJM who support chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the other constituencies of north Bengal. According to official reports, huge crowds were seen outside polling booths where voting was taking place in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. Over one crore voters were eligible to vote in the election, which pitted 342 candidates against each other. . Because of the violence in the previous phase, which resulted in the deaths of five people in Cooch Behar district, four of whom were killed by CISF fire, security measures were increased for the fifth year. To ensure free and equal elections, the Election Commission agreed to deploy at least 853 central forces companies.

The TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have blamed each other of attacking and intimidating people in Bidhan Nagar (Salt Lake), Rajarhat-New Town, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Hingalganj, and Panihati in the North 24 Parganas, and Shantipur, Kalyani, Ranaghat North West, and Ranaghat South in the Nadia district. 21 of the 45 seats up for election are reserved for candidates from the scheduled caste (SC). The reserved constituencies were the source of the majority of the abuse. Both the BJP and the TMC are attempting to win over Dalit Hindu voters, especially the Rajbanshis in north Bengal and the Namasudras in south Bengal.

As in 6th phase, West Bengal has a turnout of 79.04 percent

On Thursday, April 22nd, the sixth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal came to a close. Nadia, The majority of which have a strong Matua presence, which is critical to any party's electoral success in the state. Elections are also being conducted in Uttar Dinajpur district's nine seats and Purba Bardhaman's eight seats. In the 43 assembly divisions in the four provinces, 14,480 polling stations are open for voting. In this process, over 1.03 crore voters will determine the political fate of 306 candidates. Men account for 53.21 lakh, women for 50.65 lakh, and third gender accounts for 256. Officials say 1,071 central forces companies have been mobilised in this process to ensure free and equal elections. Each central force company has approximately 100 staff and officers. According to data from the Voter Turnout app, the voting percentages in the four districts where constituencies were located were as follows:

In the sixth step of the Assembly election, voters went to the polls:
Nadia has a score of 82.70 percent.
North 24 Parganas: 76.23 percent
Purba Bardhaman: 82.13 percent
Uttar Dinajpur: 77.90 percent

In light of the rising coronavirus cases, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday that she would cancel all of her public meetings in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced earlier in the day that he would not visit poll-bound West Bengal on Friday because he will be chairing a high-level meeting on the current Covid situation. Both leaders will now use interactive platforms to promote their respective parties.

West Bengal assembly elections: 75.06% voter turnout recorded in 7th phase

According to the Election Commission, the seventh phase of West Bengal assembly elections was held peacefully on April 26th, with an estimated voter turnout of 75.06 percent. There were 11,376 polling stations across 34 assembly constituencies in five districts where voters cast their ballots.Six constituencies in Dakshin Dinajpur, six in Malda, nine in Murshidabad, nine in Paschim Bardhaman, and four in Kolkata are among the 34 constituencies that went to polls in Phase-VII. Murshidabad had the highest voter turnout of the five districts, with 80.37 percent voting before 5 p.m. With a voter turnout of 60.03 percent, Kolkata South had the lowest voter turnout. Raninagar, in the Murshidabad district, had the highest voter turnout, with 84.35 percent, followed by Bhagabangola, with 83.50 percent. The voter turnout in Kolkata's Rashbehari constituency was the lowest, at 55.93 percent.

In this round of the assembly elections, 268 candidates were running, including 37 women. There were 81,88,907 voters in Phase-VII, including 39,88,239 women and 221 people of the third gender. PwD electors and voters over the age of 80 account for 50,919 and 1,01,689 voters, respectively. This polling process used a total of 11,376 Ballot Units (BUs), 11,376 Control Units (CUs), and 11,376 VVPATs. Webcasting was used to track 5982 of the 11,376 polling stations. "The Commission expresses gratitude to all stakeholders, especially the voters, for their enthusiastic and fearless participation in the election process today," West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab told the media. PwD voters, senior citizens, and service voters are particularly thanked by the Commission for participating in elections that followed COVID protocol norms.

Updates on the Bengal Phase 8 Election in 2021: 75.7 percent voter turnout

Several instances of violence have been registered in areas where voting for the eighth and final phase of Bengal's assembly elections is taking place, but the overall polling process has been peaceful, with 75.7 percent turnout as according to Election Commission officials. In 35 Assembly constituencies where polling is underway in the eighth and final phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, about 76.07 percent voter turnout

Polling results in general: 7.67%
Malda 80.06%
Murshidabad 78.07%
Kolkata north 57.53%
Birbhum 81.87%

There are 11,860 polling stations in 35 constituencies, with 11 in Murshidabad, Birbhum, six in Malda, and seven in north Kolkata. A car hit one person and injured two others in Murshidabad district hours before the polls opened, causing tension in the city, according to a police officer earlier in the day. Meena Devi Purohit, a BJP candidate, said that bombs were hurled at her vehicle as she toured various polling booths. Since early this morning, long lines have formed outside most polling booths, raising concerns about the spread of COVID-19, despite the Election Commission's assurance that all precautionary steps have been taken.

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On Tuesday, April 6, an estimated 81 percent of voters cast ballots in the elections to elect a new Puducherry Assembly. According to reports from the Union Territory, the approximate percentage at the end of the polling was 81.55 percent. The tiny Union Territory's four regions — Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe — all showed high turnout. There was no violence registered in any part of the UT. Despite the fact that the party did not gain any seats in the last elections, it was able to persuade the All India N R Congress to relinquish nine seats in which former Congress leaders were also fielded. The opposition alliance is counting on the anti-incumbency factor. The Yanam constituency in the Union Territory has the highest voter turnout at 91.27 percent, while the Mahe area has the lowest turnout at 73.53 percent. According to official election figures, the UT has 116 third-gender voters, with 96 in the Puducherry district. The Ariankuppam constituency has the highest number of third gender voters (18). The NDA is forecast to receive 47.2 percent of the vote, up 16.7% from the previous election in 2016. The UPA is forecast to maintain its 39.5 percent vote share from 2016. Others are likely to lose a lot of money on this bet. The territory received 81.64 percent of the vote, down from 84.08 percent in 2016 and 11 percent in 2011. (86.19 percent )

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On April 6, 2021, the state of Assam held an assembly election for 40 seats out of 126 seats in the Legislative Assembly, with 82.39 per cent of eligible voters casting ballots.

Among the key candidates in this phase are Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari, Assam BJP president Ranjit Dass at Paracharkuchi senior AIUDF leader Aminul Islam from Mankachar, senior Congress leader Rekibuddin Ahmed from Chaygaon, senior BPF leaders Chandra Brahma from Sidli and Pramila Brahma from Kokrajhar East.

Total electors	Male voters	Female voters	Third Gender Voters
2,33,74,087	1,18,23,286	1,15,50,403	398
In Percentage	50.58%	49.42%	0.00%

According to CEO Assam, 2,33,74,087 people are eligible to vote in the assembly elections in Assam. Of these, 1,32,081 voters have disabilities, 2,89,474 voters who are above the age of 80, 12,81,918 newly enrolled voters, 5,05,874 voters in the age group of 18-19 years and 63,074 service voters.

Phase wise voter turnout:

Phase	Turnout (in%)
Phase I	79.93
Phase II	80.96
Phase III	85.20
Total	82.04