BJP single largest party in Karna; Cong & JD(S) stitch alliance, both stake claim for Govt

Bengaluru: The BJP emerged as the single largest party Tuesday but fell 9 seats short of a majority in Karnataka where the Congress dramatically backed third-placed rival JD(S) for a post-poll alliance to keep the saffron party out of power. Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has quoted a term from William Shakespeare in his response to the election results of Karnataka assembly elections
All eyes are now on Governor Vajubhai Vala who will have to decide whether to call BJP to try to form the Government or go with the JD(S)-Congress combine, which together have a clear majority in the 224-member Assembly.
Elections were held for 222 seats on May 12 while polling for the remaining two will be held later.
Both sides rushed to meet Vala, their vehicles slowly cutting through the throngs of party workers and supporters assembled outside the Raj Bhavan gates, and staked claim to power.
The BJP bagged 104 seats, a gain of 64, while the Congress notched 78, a loss of 44 seats, though its vote share was nearly two percentage points more than the saffron party. The JD(S) secured 37 seats, down by three from its previous tally.
Meanwhile National Conference Working President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday quoted a term from William Shakespeare’s play “Et tu” and in his response to the results of Karnataka polls, in which BJP emerged as the single largest party.
Abdullah took to micro blogging website Twitter to react over the results of Karnataka assembly election results ansaidd. “Et tu #Karnataka,” and said in his tweet
The words ‘Et tu’ meaning ‘even you’ are generally used to describe surprise or dismay. ‘Et tu (Brute)’ line was spoken by Julius Caesar in a William Shakespeare play at the time of assassination of his friend Junius Brutus.