Basavaraj Bommai accepts defeat at Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, congratulates Congress on win

Basavaraj Bommai has accepted defeat at the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. He congratulated congress on the win. We've not been able to make the mark. Once the results come we will do a detailed analysis. As a national party, we will not only analyse but also see what deficiencies and gaps were left at various levels. We take this result in our stride: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.As the counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections began on Saturday, CM Basavaraj Bommai paid a visit to a Hanuman temple in Hubballi.  
A video of Mr. Bommai offering prayers at the temple has been shared by news agency ANI. In the video, the BJP leader was seen performing puja and aarti as he bowed down to seek the blessings of Lord Hanuman. He also paid a visit to the temple on May 10, the day of voting.

"Today is a big day for Karnataka as the people's verdict for the state will be out. I am confident that BJP will win with absolute majority and give a stable government," the CM said while speaking to the media. On Friday too, Mr. Bommai had exuded confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging victorious with an absolute majority. The exit polls which were out after voting ended on May 10 predicted a hung assembly with some showing Congress returning to power with a majority. Most of the exit polls had predicted that the BJP will fall short of the halfway mark, 113. The JD(S) is expecting a hung verdict, which would enable it to play a role in government formation. Meanwhile, as per the latest trends, the Congress is ahead of the ruling BJP as votes are being counted. In the 224-seat Karnataka assembly, a party needs to win 113 seats to form the government.  An incumbent government has not returned to power in Karnataka after a full term of five years since 1985.