No incumbent govt in K'taka has been re-elected since 1985
No incumbent government has been re-elected in Karnataka since 1985 when the Janata Dal secured a majority and Ramakrishna Hegde became the chief minister. The Karnataka Assembly elections, for which voting began today, has 2,654 candidates and an electorate of nearly five crore people. Over 55,000 polling stations have been set up for the 222 electoral constituencies.