Tussle between Congress and JD(S) over cabinet berths, Amit Shah says BJP not afraid of united opposition, more

While the election campaign was on, many analysts had predicted HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) - JD(S) - to play the role of a kingmaker. But today, he is set to take oath on Wednesday as the chief minister of Karnataka despite his party performing worse than what it did five years ago.

In terms of seats, JD (S) got 37 against 40 in 2013 Karnataka assembly election. Its vote share, too, declined by about 2 per centage points -- from 20.13 per cent to 18.3 per cent. The BJP and the Congress improved their vote share -- by 19.89 and 1.41 per centage points respectively.