Bangalore: The counting of votes for the Karnataka assembly elections has begun. In the latest trends, the ruling BJP seems to be lagging behind the Congress. In the trends till 8.30 am, the BJP is ahead in 80 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 111 seats. At the same time, JDS is leading on 14 seats while others are leading on 2 seats. The fight in the state is triangular, but the main contest is between the ruling BJP and the Congress. PM Narendra Modi has done 18 public meetings and 6 road shows there to ensure BJP's victory, while many leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge have done about 60 public meetings and 12 road shows from the Congress side. Are. The state has a sizeable population of Vokkaliga and Lingayat voters. Let us inform that, in the last assembly elections i.e. 2018 also, the result of the Karnataka assembly elections was hung. Then BJP had won 104 seats. Congress got 80 and JDS got 37 seats. Three seats went to the account of others. In terms of vote percentage, BJP got 36 per cent, Congress 38 per cent and JDS 18 per cent, but maximum number of seats came in BJP's account. Army Commando dies after parachute gets entangled in wire Gujarat: PM Modi addressed the session of All India Education Association, know what he said? Education System is transforming: PM Modi