New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi thanked the leaders, karyakarta's and people of Karnataka. He also congratulated everyone after Congress raced ahead of the halfway mark. He said "Karnataka mein Nafrat ki bazaar band hui hai, Mohabbat ki dukaan khuli hai". #WATCH | "Karnataka mein Nafrat ki bazaar band hui hai, Mohabbat ki dukaan khuli hai": Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on party's thumping victory in #KarnatakaPolls pic.twitter.com/LpkspF1sAz — ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2023 Counting of votes for Karnataka Elections started today at 8 am and is currently underway. Voting for Karnataka Elections 2023 was held on Monday (May 8). LIVE: Media byte by Shri @RahulGandhi at AICC HQ, New Delhi. https://t.co/aVNZOGCGkO — Congress (@INCIndia) May 13, 2023 ??? pic.twitter.com/jT3azhl8XQ — Congress (@INCIndia) May 13, 2023 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that he doesn't want to criticize anybody. He said since the party has won, now "we have to work". #WATCH | "We have won, and now we have to work. I don't want to criticize anybody," emphasises Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on the party's win in Karnataka pic.twitter.com/Rg57SAgFaL — ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2023 Soon after the ECI's early trend showed Congress winning Karnataka, celebrations had begun at Congress headquarters in Delhi. Earlier, Former Karnataka CM and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy had visited a temple in Bengaluru.
