The voters in Karnataka were categorical in their rejection of coalition experiments in the state. During the campaign, ordinary voters would often assert that it did not make a difference which party came to power, so long as one party got a clear majority. The BJP clearly scored over the Congress in this regard.
The emergence of the BJP as the likely ruling party in Karnataka could herald the sustained presence of the BJP south of the Vindhyas. Its impact not merely on the politics of the state but its implications for shaping the dynamics of national politics would be far reaching.
(The writer is a political analyst based in Bangalore)
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