Indian Political Compass

South India · State

Karnataka

The most politically competitive southern state, where BJP, INC, and JD(S) contest in shifting combinations. Karnataka's results shape national coalition arithmetic, and Bengaluru's tech economy gives it an outsized economic footprint.

CapitalBengaluru
Lok Sabha seats28
LanguagesKannada, Tulu, Urdu

Lok Sabha elections

Seat distribution across three general elections. Results are at the state level; constituency-level data is pending.

Source: Election Commission of India. State-level figures are editorial draft pending full ECI verification.

2024
BJP
BJP 17INC 9JD(S) 2
2019
BJP
BJP 25INC 1JD(S) 1Others 1
2014
BJP
BJP 17INC 9JD(S) 2