CM candidates of major parties lead in early trends
Early trends in the counting of votes in Karnataka Assembly elections show CM candidates of BJP, Congress and JD(S) leading from their constituencies. While BJP candidate BS Yeddyurappa is leading with a margin of 7,818 votes in Shikaripura, Congress' Siddaramaiah has a lead of 169 votes in Badami. JD(S) candidate HD Kumaraswamy is ahead with 11,585 votes in Ramanagaram.