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RE:Flash News: Congress withdraw Candidate Against Yediruppa
by naresh kumar kaushik on May 01, 2008 07:05 PM

Dear Gouri

Caste Eqations & the Present scenario after yeddi has been denied to continue as a CM holds a key in Karnataka Politics.
the lingayat Votes are the key for any sucessfull results as they vote in a similar pattern to Muslims voters from the begining.
The caste wise equations in Karnataka are as fallows

23 % Dalits
17 % Lingayats
15 % Vokkaligas
8 % Bhramins
8 % Kurubas
10 % Muslims
16 % Others (christians, sikhs,Jains,North Indians,Maharastians, etc)

Now the voting pattern shall be and has been with similar situations as below.

Predicted BJP's Vote share out of the percentage mentioned above :

60% Lingayat i.e 10.2 percent of Population(Yeddi's Mercy)
30% Vokkaliga i.e 4.5 Percent of pop (Divided b/n S.M.K,HDD,& SDG)
80% Bhramin i.e 4.8 percent of pop
20% of Kurubas i.e 3.2 percent of pop
40% of others i.e 6.4 percent of pop.
25% of Dalits i.e 5.75 percent of pop
Muslims shall never vote bjp.

with above traditional dedicated voters added with Lingayat voters, they form 34.85 (gain index) percent of total karnataka population.

Yet again,Let us consider a POLLING DAY Voting Percentage of

45-52 % Then BJP Stands to gain a narrow margin of simple majaority.

If the voting pattern is 52-65 % then BJP Stands to gain more than 135 seats.

LET US WAIT AND WATCH.
I HAVE A SIMILAR CALCULATIONS FOR CONGRESS ,(their gain index is 28.2 percent.

With issues like price rise, poor infrastructure,etc shall further add up in B

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