Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its alliance members on Tuesday began celebrating the verdict of 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections after early trends suggested BJP leading in 104 seats and winning five seats.

The Congress is leading in 69 seats and has won one seat and the JD(S) was ahead in 39 as per the trends till 1pm.

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Union Minister Ravi Shankar took to Twitter saying Karnataka verdict reflects the affection of people for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his work.

“It’s a victory of hard work put in by BJP president Amit Shah. We express our gratitude to people of Karnataka. We’ll work 4 development of Karnataka with honesty and humility,” added Ravi Shankar in his tweet.

#KarnatakaVerdict reflects the affection of people for PM @narendramodi & his work. It’s a victory of hard work put in by @BJP4India President @AmitShah with every worker.We express our gratitude to people of Karnataka.We’ll work 4 development of Karnataka with honesty & humility pic.twitter.com/R2xvJC9oaP

— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) May 15, 2018

Piyush Goyal in his tweet said that the people of Karnataka have uprooted the corrupt Congress government and chosen BJP’s development politics.

The people of Karnataka have uprooted the corrupt Congress Govt. & chosen BJP’s development politics. Congratulations to PM @NarendraModi, Shri @AmitShah, Shri @BSYBJP, & Karyakartas of @BJP4India on winning the State Legislative Assembly election, 2018. #KarnatakaVerdict

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 15, 2018

Former I&B Minister Smriti Irani took to Twitter, saying that Amit Shah has worked his magic again in 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections. Toiling day and night, from district to district, booth to booth; Hats off to him! Under the leadership of PM Modi and our Amit Shah, BJP has created history in Karnataka.

The @AmitShah magic works again. Toiling day and night, from district to district, booth to booth; Hats off to him! Under the leadership of PM @narendramodi ji, our Party President @AmitShah ji creates history yet again in Karnataka.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 15, 2018

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a tweet said that with this Karnataka verdict, it’s time for Congress to change its name from Indian National Congress to Congress (PMP): Congress – Punjab, Mizoram, Puducherry.

With this #KarnatakaVerdict it’s time for Congress to change its name from Indian National Congress to Congress (PMP)

Congress – Punjab, Mizoram, Puducherry.

— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) May 15, 2018

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh in a tweet congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of Karnataka for reposing their faith in the leadership of PM Modi and Amit Shah by giving a historical mandate.

This victory is a precursor of the inevitable BJP’s victory in 2019 elections, he added in his tweet.

I congratulate the people of Karnataka for reposing their faith in the leadership of PM @narendramodi ji and @AmitShah ji by giving a historical mandate to @BJP4Karnataka.This victory is a precursor of the inevitable @BJP4India victory in 2019 elections. #KarnatakaVerdict

— Dr Raman Singh (@drramansingh) May 15, 2018

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in his tweet said that the Karnataka verdict is a testimony to the country’s belief in the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congratulations to @BJP4India President Shri @AmitShah ji & all the karyakartas of @BJP4Karnataka for yet another sterling victory. The #KarnatakaVerdict is a testimony to the country’s belief in the inspiring leadership of Hon. PM @narendramodi ji. #SarkaraBadalisiBJPGellisi pic.twitter.com/mxHzJbVTsH

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) May 15, 2018

BJP’s national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said that Karnataka verdict is a historic mandate and people have once again reiterated their faith and confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hussain congratulated Amit Shah and BJP workers for taking the message of development to each and every corner of Karnataka.

“India is surely and steadily moving towards a Congress ‘Mukt Bharat’ and this is essential for the goal of building a ‘new India’,” said Hussain and added that PM Modi is working towards unleashing the capabilities of the common man that was restricted by faulty policies of the Congress.

This is a historic mandate! People once again reiterate their faith & confidence in the leadership of @narendramodi ji.
Congrats to @AmitShah ji & all the BJP karyakartas for taking the message of development to each & every corner of Karnataka. @BJP4Karnataka #KarnatakaVerdict

— Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) May 15, 2018

India is surely & steadily moving towards a #CongressMuktBharat & this is essential for the goal of building a #NewIndia . @narendramodi is working towards unleashing the capabilities of the common man that was restricted by faulty policies of the Congress. #KarnatakaVerdict

— Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) May 15, 2018

A tweet from Nirmala Sitharaman office handle said, “Today is a very historic day for BJP. The people of Karnataka did not go with divisive politics”.

“People of Karnataka did not go by the divisive politics of the @INCIndia. They did not go by the kind of polarisation that @INCIndia wanted. We are grateful to the people of Karnataka.”
– Smt @nsitharaman on @CNNnews18 #KarnatakaElectionResults2018 #KarnatakaVerdict

— NSitharamanOffice (@nsitharamanoffc) May 15, 2018

Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation of India Suresh Prabhu said that Karnataka verdict is another stamp of public approval to leadership of PM Modi and Amit Shah.

He congratulated BJP workers who put in untiring efforts for this victory.

#KarnatakaVerdict is another stamp of public approval to #Leadership of Hon. PM @narendramodi ji and @amitshah ji. Congratulations to all @BJP4India @BJP4Karnataka Karyakartas who put in untiring efforts for this victory!

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) May 15, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti congratulated BJP for their “stellar performance” in the Karnataka Assembly elections.

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Hearty congratulations to @BJP4India for their stellar performance in Karnataka. #KarnatakaVerdict

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 15, 2018

Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren said that the Karnataka verdict is history in making as BJP emerges as the largest party in the state.

History in the making as BJP emerges as the largest party in #Karnataka Assembly. Congratulate our inspiring leaders PM Shri @narendramodi and Shri @AmitShah ji who worked tirelessly to turn the tide. Karnataka has spoken! pic.twitter.com/JMD2zg6C9c

— Nongthombam Biren (@NBirenSingh) May 15, 2018

However, there was no mention of Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa, as all the congratulatory messages were directed at PM Modi, Amit Shah and BJP workers.

The Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) were the main contenders among other national, regional and fringe parties in the May 12 elections.

In all, 2,622 candidates, including 217 women contested for the seats, which had 36 reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for the Scheduled Tribes.

Election in Bengaluru’s Raja Rajeshwari (RR) Nagar was postponed to 28 May due to seizure of voter ID cards and countermanded in the city’s Jayanagar seat due to the death of BJP candidate and MLA BN Vijaya Kumar on 4 May. Vote counting in RR Nagar will be taken up on 31 May.