Decoding the Karnataka election results | In Focus podcast
b'The Congress has returned to power in Karnataka with an emphatic victory. It has won 135 seats \\u2013 more than double the BJP\\u2019s tally \\u2013 and has increased its vote share by 5% from the last Assembly poll. While the BJP held on to its vote share, its seat share fell by one-third. All the high decibel campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah proved to be inadequate.\\nHow did the Congress manage to secure this victory? What were the main issues that decided the elections? And what does this poll result mean for the big Assembly elections that are due later this year, and of course the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.'