Election results will come on December 3. The main contest for the new government in the State is believed to be between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress. However, both the parties are assuring their candidates that they are going to form the government with a good margin. While giving a message to their candidates, both BJP and Congress have claimed that it would get between 130 and 135 seats (during the training sessions organised by party for vote counting day). But, there is also a deep hidden concern that if the contest becomes very close then the MLAs might change camps. To avoid the switching sides by the MLAs after the results, both the parties have already started preparations. In a bid to ensure required numbers of MLAs to form government, both the parties are manoeuvring to protect their candidates if a fractured verdict comes. In this race, Congress is going the extra mile as it has taken lesson from ‘Operation Lotus’. Our highly placed sources informed that the party is in process of fortification and for this it has asked neighbouring southern state Karnataka to be on high alert. BJP is also very cautious this time. Experts don’t deny the possibility of a 2018 like situation. In case of any emergency situation when the party (Congress) may fall short of a few seats, it can send its MLAs to safe heaven like Karnataka. To foil the saffron party’s effort to induce its MLAs to defect to reach the magic number. While small parties mainly independent candidates are planning for hard bargains.

 

Aiming to prevent exodus of newly elected members, the Karnataka government will come into action and newly-elected members will first be sent to Karnataka. preparations for massive fortification are already being made. Both BJP and Congress parties are working on different plans to save their MLAs from horse-trading after the elections.

Karnataka government on alert mode? In fact, in the year 2020, Kamal Nath’s government was toppled due to defection. For this reason, there is more concern in Congress than in BJP and preparations for the fortification of their winning MLAs have already started. Party sources say that a leader very close to PCC chief and CM face Kamal Nath has been given the responsibility of keeping the MLAs united after the elections. It is being said that if the contest becomes very close then the Congress MLAs can be immediately shifted to Bengaluru, where the Congress government is currently in power. For this, the Karnataka government has also been given instructions from the party high command to remain in alert mode. BJP is planning this to form the government: Similarly, in BJP too, the high command has all the sources to prepare the post-poll strategy. The team of veteran leaders is continuously busy brainstorming for this. BJP is prepared that if the number of seats falls short of the majority, then first of all efforts will be made to take along the winning MLAs from other parties and independents leaving the Congress. Keeping in view the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, BJP is preparing a plan to return to power in the state with utmost efforts. Party sources say that instead of waiting for the need, ‘aggressive action’ will be started immediately. During the week of counting, Congress called its candidates to Bhopal for training to prepare the strategy for counting votes and government formation.