Live Updates: Karnataka Election Results
The much-awaited day has arrived as the counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 has begun. The counting process started early this morning across various counting centers in the state amid tight security arrangements.
Here are the live and important updates from the counting centres across the state:
12:20: BJP Leader V. Sunil Kumar wins from Karkala seat
12:10: Independent candidate Arun Kumar Puthila blazing the lead with 119 votes in Puttur seat, Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Rai trailing.
12:10: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai wins from homebase Shiggaon.
12:05: BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Karkala slips from top spot, now trailing in Karkala seat.
12:00: Nikhil Kumaraswamy trailing in Ramanagar.
11:55: BJP candidate Yashpal Suvarna leading with 12,604 votes in Udupi constituency.
11:50: BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Karkala leading in Karkala constituency.
11:45: Congress candidate Jagadish Shettar trailing in Hubbali-Dharawad central seat.
11:40: Congress candidate UT Khader leading with 25,000 votes in Mangaluru constiteuncy.
11:30: Vedavyas Kamath wins from Mangalore City South constituency defeat's congress candidate J.R Lobo.
11:30: Congress candidate Zameer Ahmed triumphs Chamaraja Pete seat.
11:30: Chamarajanagar: BJP's V. Somanna loses to Congress candidate Puttarangashetti.
11:25: BJP's Harish Poonja leading with 8442 votes in Belthangady seat, as 10th round of counting ends.
11:25: Congress vs Arun Kumar Puthila in Puttur: Independent candidate Arun Kumar Puthila leading with 32226 votes, Ashok Kumar Rai trailing with 31,670 votes.
11:20: JDS candidate Swaroop triumphs Hassan seat.
11:15: Dakshina Kannada: Congress candidate UT Khader leading with 15,000 votes in Mangaluru seat.
11:15: Dakshina Kannada: BJP spearheads in 6 seats (Mangaluru North, Mangaluru South, Mudbidri, Belthangady, Sullia, Bantwal), Congress leading Mangaluru seat, alongside tough contest between Congress candidate Ashok Rai and Puthila.
11:10: Dakshina Kannada: BJP Candidate Bhagirathi leading in Sullia seat.
11:05: Karkala: BJP MLA Sunil Kumar leading with 1991 votes.
11:05: BJP"s Harish Poonja leading in Belthangady seat.
11:05: BJP ahead with 5,798 votes in 6th round of counting in Batwal constituency.
11:00: Puttur: Independent candidate Arun Kumar Puthila trailblazes ahead with 91 votes in 7th round of counting, tough contest between Puthila and Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Rai.
11:00: Congress candidate Tanvir Seth leading in Narasimharaja seat.
10:55: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah leading in Varuna seat.
10:50: Congress candidate Ashok Rai leads from Puttur seat in fifth round of counting with 1221 votes.
10:50: BJP's Bharath Shetty leading in Mangaluru North seat with 10310 votes in fifth round of counting.
10:50: Mangaluru: UT Khader leading with 11,044 votes in fourth round of counting.
10:45: Dakshina Kannada: Congress candidate Ramanath Rai now trailing in tough contest by BJP's Rajesh Naik who is ahead with 5,198 votes.
10:35: Mangalore City South: BJP's Vedavyas Kamath darts ahead with 20,000 lead, Congress candidate JR Lobo trailing.
10:35: Congress candidate Makal Vaidya leading in Bhatkal in seventh round of counting
10:25: Congress crosses magic number mark leading in early trends
10:25: Dakshina Kannada: Congress candidate UT Khader leading from his stronghold Mangaluru constituency.
10:25: Puttur: Fourth round of counting ends, Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Rai leading.
10:15: Mangalore City North: BJP's Bharath Shetty races ahead leading in third round of counting, Inayat Ali trailing now.
10:05: BJP's Yashpal Suvarna leading in Udupi seat.
10:05: Dakshina Kannada: BJP gets slight lead in Sullia constituency.
10:00: BJP's CT Ravi now leading in the third round of counting from Chikkamagaluru seat.
9:55: Coastal Karnataka: BJP leading ahead in 13 seats, congress in 6.
9:50: Belthangady: BJP's Harish Poonja leading in third round of counting.
9:50: Dakshina Kannada: Congress candidate Inayat Ali leading with 1,098 votes in Mangaluru North seat.
9:45: Big jolt for BJP's CT Ravi as he trails in the second round of counting from Chikkamagaluru seat.
9:40: Dakshina Kannada: Congress candidate Ashok Rai leading from Puttur.
9:40: BJP Trailing in CM Basavaraj Bommai's home district Haveri, except for Shiggaon seat were Bommai himself is leading.
9:35: Congress candidate Zameer Ahmed leading ahead with 20,000 votes in Chamrajpete constituency.
9:35: Mankal Vaidya leading by 300 votes in Bhatkal.
9:35: BJP state Vice President and BS Yeddyurappa's son B.Y Vijayendra trailing from Shikaripura seat
9:35: Congresss's Rizwan Arshad leading from Shivajinagar seat.
9:25: BJP deserter and Congress candidate Laxman Savadi leading from Athani seat
9:25: Congress candidate Tanvir Seth ahead from Narasimharaja constituency.
9:20: BJP's Sasikala Jolla trailing from Nippani seat.
9:20: Chamarajanagar: Somanna trailing by 4,000 votes.
9:20: Jagadish Shettar trailing in second round of counting from Hubbali-Dharwad central seat.
9:20: JD(S) candidate and Popular actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy leading ahead with 802 votes from Ramanagara constituency.
9:15: Congress candidate Anil ahead in HD Kote seat
9:15: BJP Candidate Basavaraj Bommai leading from Shiggaavi constituency.
9:15: Dakshina Kannada: BJP candidate Harish Poonja leading with a difference of 964 votes from Belthangady seat.
9:10: Congress breaches 100-seat mark for the first time, leads on 106 seats after first round of voting
9:05: Channapatna: 1st round of counting ends; Former CM HD Kumarswamy trailing in Channapatna.
9:00: Congress accelerates ahead leading with 82 seats, BJP trailing with 66 seats, JD(S) at 21
9:00: Chikkaballapur: BJP's Dr K Sudhakar trailing
9:00: Congress Candidate Vinay Kulkarni leading from Dharwad seat.
8:45: Uttara Kannada: RV Deshpande trialing from Haliyala seat
8:45: Former BJP leader Jagadish Shettar trailing from Hubbali-Dharawad seat.
8:40: BJP candidate M.P. Renukacharya trailing behind from Honnali seat.
8:40: BJP Rebel and Independent candidate, Pro-Hindutva mascot Arun Kumar Puthila leading from Puttur seat.
8:30: Former BJP leader Jagadish Shettar who joined Congress ahead of the Karnataka elections, leading on Hubballi seat.
8:30: BJP's candidate from Udupi Yashpal Suvarna leading.
8:30: JD(S)'s Nikhil Kumaraswamy is trailing in Ramanagaram.
8:25: Congress candidate Mithun Rai leading in Moodabidri.
8:20: BJP takes early lead in the initial trends of the counting of votes. BJP is leading on 40 seats while the Congress is ahead on 33 seats.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
