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Analysis · what changed

Who gained, who lost

Karnataka, 2018 to 2023. 7 parties changed their seat count; 46 stood for the first time.

Biggest gain
+55seats
Indian National Congress · 80 → 135
Biggest loss
-38seats
Bharatiya Janta Party · 104 → 66
Largest vote swing
-4.92pts
Janata Dal (secular) · 18.3% → 13.39%
Wiped out
3
Held seats in 2018, none in 2023
Breakthroughs
0
First seats since 2018

[02]Seats gained and lost

2023 against 2018 · parties that moved at least one seat
Indian National Congr… +5580 → 135
Bharatiya Janta Party -38104 → 66
Janata Dal (secular) -1837 → 19
Independent +11 → 2
Karnataka Makkala Pak… -11 → 0
Bahujan Samaj Party -11 → 0
Karnataka Pragnyavant… -11 → 0

[03]Vote-share swing

Percentage points, 2018 → 2023
Janata Dal (secular) -4.92 pts18.3% → 13.39%
Indian National Congr… +4.22 pts38.95% → 43.18%
Aam Aadmi Party +0.52 pts0.06% → 0.58%
All India Mahila Empo… -0.27 pts0.27% → 0.0%
Nationalist Congress… +0.24 pts0.03% → 0.27%
Karnataka Pragnyavant… -0.2 pts0.2% → 0.0%
Karnataka Makkala Pak… -0.18 pts0.18% → 0.0%
Communist Party of In… -0.17 pts0.22% → 0.06%
Independent +0.15 pts3.95% → 4.1%
Janata Dal (united) -0.11 pts0.11% → 0.0%
Social Democratic Par… +0.11 pts0.13% → 0.23%
Sarvodaya Karnataka P… -0.1 pts0.35% → 0.25%

[04]Wipeouts and breakthroughs

Parties that crossed zero between 2018 and 2023
Karnataka Makkala Pak… −1lost all 1
Bahujan Samaj Party −1lost all 1
Karnataka Pragnyavant… −1lost all 1

[05]Standing for the first time

No candidate in 2018 · by seats won in 2023
Kalyana Rajya Pragath… 461 won · 0.64%
Karnataka Rashtra Sam… 1950 won · 0.16%
Uttama Prajaakeeya Pa… 1100 won · 0.27%
Indian Movement Party 320 won · 0.02%
Republican Party of I… 100 won · 0.01%
Swayam Krushi Party 80 won · 0.01%
Rashtriya Samaj Dal (… 60 won · 0.0%
Jai Maha Bharath Party 60 won · 0.0%
Lok Shakti 50 won · 0.0%
Bharathiya Belaku Par… 50 won · 0.0%

[06]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the table above, not commentary

  1. Indian National Congress gained 55 seats while Bharatiya Janta Party lost 38 — the two ends of the 2018–2023 shift.

    80→135 and 104→66

  2. Bharatiya Janta Party moved -38 seats on a vote swing of just +0.05 pts — first-past-the-post amplifies small shifts.

    seat delta -38 against 0.05 points

  3. 3 parties lost every seat held in 2018; the largest was Karnataka Makkala Paksha, down from 1.

    parties with seats in 2018 and none in 2023

  4. Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha did not contest in 2018 and won 1 seat on debut, from 46 candidates.

    no 2018 row; 1/46 in 2023
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