Karnataka: AAP garners fewer votes than NOTA, all 209 candidates lose deposits

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) failed to leave a mark in the Karnataka elections as it garnered a meagre 0.58 per cent of the vote share with all its candidates losing their deposits..

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP had fielded candidates in 209 assembly constituencies out of the 224 in the Karnataka assembly elections and drew a blank in the southern state, where it made its maiden foray in 2018..

The partys performance was so dismal that it got lesser votes than option None of the Above (NOTA), which got 0.69 per cent vote share...

The amount is submitted either in cash, or a receipt must be enclosed with the nomination paper, showing that the said sum has been deposited on the candidates behalf in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury...

Meanwhile, after the results, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday sought to downplay AAPs dismal performance in the elections, saying a time will come when it will win in Karnataka as well...

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