The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was able to maintain the lead in its stronghold — the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi — in coastal Karnataka with its candidates leading in 11 out of 13 constituencies.
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BJP was leading in Mangaluru City North and South, Moodbidri, Belthangady, Bantwal and Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Kaup and Karkala in Udupi district. Congress was leading in Mangaluru (Ullal) and Puttur, both in Dakshina Kannada.