Tejasvi Surya expressed happiness at winning party's nomination.
The BJP appeared headed for a spectacular win in Karnataka, as trends showed it led in 24 of the 28 total Lok Sabha seats,leaving the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance in a tizzy with worries over its stability. Reflecting the coalition's woes, stalwarts Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Gulbarga and former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda in Tumkur were trailing their BJP rivals, Election Commision trends showed.
Tejasvi Surya now leads by 3 lakhs
Tejasvi Surya tore ahead in the the 2019 Lok Sabha battle of Bangalore South as he led Cong veteran BK Hariprasad by 2.2 lakh votes at 1 PM.
The constituencies, which are going to the polls in the first phase, are mostly in the southern part of the state covering almost the entire old Mysuru region and few coastal districts.
It is a high stakes battle for the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance as any adverse results from the region, considered as their stronghold, is likely to have its impact on the longevity of the coalition government in the state.
The BJP is determined to improve its tally compared to last time riding on the Modi wave.
Of the 14 constituencies going to the polls, the BJP and Congress had won six each in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, and JD(S) in two.
Who is he?
General Secretary of BJP youth wing Tejasvi Surya has been given ticket from prestigious Bangalore South seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Bangalore South is one of the high-profile seats in the country being represented multiple times by Ananth Kumar of BJP, who passed away recently.
BJP this time around reposed their faith on young turk Tejasvi Surya who many party leaders and supporters believe is the next big thing in the saffron outfit. Tejasvi Surya has already become an internet sensation for his hard-hitting speeches targetting the Congress and the Gandhi family and their functioning of the country for the six decades.
My symbol was lion, when I stood for Head Boy, now opportunity to work under Lion: Tejasvi Surya recalls his first poll
He is a regular in the BJP intellectual circle in many of the Southern states and is part of the national social media team of the party. After getting ticket from the Bangalore South constituency, Tejasvi couldn't hide his emotion and excitement.
Contrary to other politicians who speak in copious cliches, Tejasvi Surya exudes raw emotions which connect with the masses and even in his late-night tweeting, that trait was amply visible.
He said, "Okay! Sleep is not coming. So much excitement. So much adrenaline rush. So many hopes for the future. So much of work to do. One life time is not enough. If Modi can work for 20 hours a day at 68, we must be able to do more at 28!". Expressing There are just so many people to be grateful to. I am just overwhelmed. Man, this is so surreal. I am trying to let this sink in. THANK YOU everyone for everything you have done in my life. I am just immensely grateful."
1. Tejasvi's viral video
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This video of Tejasvi Surya went viral on social media and won him applause particularly from the right wing.
All anti-India forces have united to stop Modi. While Modi's agenda is building a new & robust India, their agenda is to stop him. They have no positive agenda.
— Chowkidar Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 22, 2019
If you are with Modi, you are with India. If you are not with Modi, then you are strengthening anti-India forces. pic.twitter.com/k0mXzqItrG
2. BJP header for big victory
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The BJP appeared headed for a spectacular win in Karnataka, as trends showed it led in 24 of the 28 total Lok Sabha seats,leaving the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance in a tizzy with worries over its stability.
Reflecting the coalition's woes, stalwarts Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Gulbarga and former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda in Tumkur were trailing their BJP rivals, Election Commision trends showed.
Congress was ahead in two seats and JD(S) in one, with trends available so far indicating that neither arithmetic nor chemistry worked for the two parties which apparently failed to reconcile with each other at the ground level.
An Independent candidate was leading in Mandya.
Gowda was trailing by a margin of 28,499 votes in Tumkur, against BJP's G S Basavaraj.
3. Kharge headed for defeat
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Kharge, a veteran Congressman who has never tasted electoral defeat, was trailing by 73,867 votes against BJP's Umesh Jadhav, who resigned as MLA and joined the saffron party ahead of the elections.
Gowda's grandson and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil was trailing against independent candidate- Sumalatha Ambareesh, supported by the BJP, by 25,785 votes in the bitterly fought Mandya constituency.
Gowda's other grandson Prajwal Revanna, son of minister H D Revanna, was leading in Hassan against A Manju of the BJP by a margin of 1,42,123 votes.
Gowda had shifted to Tumkur from his traditional bastion Hassan to make way for his grandson.
Senior Congress leaders Veerappa Moily and K H Muniyappa were also trailing against BJP candidates in Chikkaballapur and Kolar by 1,78,575 votes and 1,98,555 votes respectively.
Union ministers D V Sadananda Gowda (Bangalore North), Ramesh Jigajinagi (Bijapur) and Ananthkumar Hegde (Uttara Kannada) were leading over their opponents by comfortable margins.
4. BJP candidates leading
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Other BJP candidates who were maintaining leads were Bache Gowda (Chikkaballapur), Annasaheb Jolle (Chikkodi), Tejavi Surya (Bangalore South), Bhagwanth Khuba (Bidar), A Narayanaswamy (Chitradurga), Nalin Kumar Kateel (Dakshina Kannada), G M Siddeshwar (Davangere), P C Mohan (Bangalore Central) and Prathap Simha (Mysore).
Also leading BJP candidates were Pralhad Joshi in Dharwad, C S Udasi from Haveri, Muniswamy from Kolar, Karadi Snaganna from Koppal, B Y Raghavendra from Shimoga, Gaddigoudar Parvatagouda Chandanagouda from Bagalkot, Suresh Angadi from Belgaum and Devendrappa from Bellary.
Congres candidates leading are D K Suresh from Bangalore Rural and Dhruvanarayan from Chamarajanagar.
The Lok Sabha poll outcome is widely expected to have a bearing on the stability of the one-year old H D Kumaraswamy government, which has been bogged down by inner contradictions within the coalition, keeping the state in political turmoil.
The coalition government is also living in constant fear of losing the support of its MLAs, against BJP's alleged bid to topple the government.
BJP has been claiming that 20 MLAs within the ruling coalition were ready to jump ship post-Lok Sabha poll outcome, which has put the government on the edge and made it struggle to keep its flock in tact.
