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The Congress successfully wresting power in Karnataka after Himachal Pradesh will be a morale booster for the party.
A solid leadership, an effective organisation and a set of appealing promises just reassured the people that Congress deserved a clear mandate this time.
With tears rolling down his cheeks, the former Minister thanked the party cadres and leaders for the victory.
The elected Congress MLAs will be taken to Bengaluru by evening.
The former Chief Minister was responding to his party surging ahead of the ruling BJP on a day when the votes polled for the May 10 elections in the state were being counted.
The counting will begin at 8 am in 36 centres across the state, and poll officials expect a clear picture about the outcome is likely to emerge by mid-day.
Most pollsters have given an edge to the Congress over the ruling BJP, while indicating the possibility of a hung Assembly in the state.
The state is mainly witnessing a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular).
He also charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with being silent on price rise, unemployment and corruption in the state during his series of public meetings while campaigning for the elections taking place today.
A total of 2,615 candidates are in the fray, tight competition between BJP and Congress to win 224 seats in the assembly