Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies 1978-2008 (cropped)

The 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place on 20 April and 26 April 2004 in 224

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 13 May 2004. None of the parties were able to win a majority and the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...

emerged as the single largest party with 79 seats. Subsequently, the

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with 65 members and

Janata Dal (Secular) The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by t ...

with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government with Dharam Singh as the

chief minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

. This was the first ever coalition government in the state.

Results

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(BJP) , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 198 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 79 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 28.33% , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 225 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 65 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 35.27% , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 220 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 58 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 20.77% , - , style="text-align:left;" , Janata Dal (United) , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 26 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 5 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 2.06% , - , style="text-align:left;" , Others , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 17 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 13.57 , - , style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9", Total (Turnout %) , width="75" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;background-color:#E9E9E9", , width="30" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;background-color:#E9E9E9", , width="30" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;background-color:#E9E9E9", 224 , width="30" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" ,

Successful Candidates

Government formation

In the elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 79 of the 224 seats. However, the

with 65 members and the

with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government. Dharam Singh of the Congress was sworn in as the

on 28 May 2004. However, in early 2006, the JD(S) withdrew its support to the government and instead forged an alliance with the BJP. A new government was formed with H. D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) as

Chief minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

and

B.S. Yeddyurappa Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa (born 27 February 1943), often referred to by his initials BSY, is an Indian politician currently serving as the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary board committee since 17 August 2022, t ...

of the BJP as Deputy Chief minister .

References

{{Karnataka elections State Assembly elections in Karnataka 2000s in Karnataka 2004 State Assembly elections in India