The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost the only southern state that it ruled. Congress won an absolute majority in Karnataka on Saturday with the party crossing the halfway mark of 113 seats in the 224-member assembly. "Congratulations to the Congress Party for their victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls. My best wishes to them in fulfilling people's aspirations," tweeted Narendra Modi. Bharatiya Janata Party has won 50 seats and is leading on 14 others.
