Next Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
Elections for the 17th Legislative assembly of Karnataka
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The Next Karnataka legislative assembly election is expected to be held by May 2028 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. D. K. Shivakumar is the incumbent Chief Minister of Karnataka, after the resignation of Siddaramaiah on 28 May 2026, who served in the position after Congress victory in the previous elections.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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By May 2028
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All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 113 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the assembly constituencies in Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Poll Event | Schedule |
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| Notification Date | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
Parties and Alliances
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Indian National Congress |  |
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D. K. Shivakumar | TBD | |
| Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha |  |
Darshan Puttannaiah | TBD | ||
| Samajwadi Party |  |
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N. Manjappa Yadav | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India |  |
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Sati Sundaresh[7] | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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K. Prakash | TBD | |
| All India Forward Bloc |  |
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G.R. Shivashankar | TBD | |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | _flag.png){kind=small} |
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TBD | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |  |
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Clifton D' Rozario | TBD | |
National Democratic Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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R. Ashoka | TBD | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | _Flag.png){kind=small} |
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H. D. Kumaraswamy | TBD | |
| Nationalist Congress Party |  |
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Hari R[8] | TBD | |
| Janata Dal (United) | _Flag.svg){kind=small} |
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Mahima. J Patel | TBD | |
| National People's Party |  |
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Dr. Ashok Kumar Xavier | TBD | |
| Shiv Sena |  |
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Siddalinga Swami | TBD | |
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested[9] | |
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| Aam Aadmi Party | .svg){kind=small} |
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Mukhyamantri Chandru | TBD | |
| Karnataka Rashtra Samithi |  |
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Ravi Krishna Reddy[10][11] | TBD | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party |  |
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M. Krishna Murthy[12] | TBD | |
| Uttama Prajaakeeya Party |  |
Upendra Rao[13] | TBD | ||
| Social Democratic Party of India |  |
Abdul Majeed Mysore | TBD | ||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |  |
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Lateef Khan Amirkhan Pathan | TBD | |
Opinion polling
Results
Results by Alliance
| Alliance | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
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| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | — | 224 | — | |||||