The Never-Ending Karnataka Election: Explained, Only Through Memes

Hilarious memes that explain the real winners and losers of the Karnataka election that never ended. Pick your MVP!

Memes that explain the real winners and losers of the Karnataka election that never ended? We’ve got you covered!

(Photo: Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

Why waste time when we’ve got an entire election to describe in memes? Let’s get to it right away.

BJP: Baazigar with a Twist

BJP’s Overall Result: Lose, but act like you’ve won!

(Photo: Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

In Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya: Haar ke jeetne wale ko Baazigar nahi, BJP kehte hai!

(Photo: Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

In Karnataka: Haar ke, phir jeet ke, phir haar ke, phir bhi jeetne ka acting karne wale ko... BJP kehte hai!

(Photo: Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

Watcha sayin’, buddy?(GIF: Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

Yeddyurappa’s 55 Hours: A Triumphant True Story

Ouch.(Photo: Meghnad Bose/The Quint)

Amit Shah: Lost (Not Just in Translation)

To get the joke, watch this video.

Amit Shah telling the media how the BJP *actually* won in Karnataka is like a Delhi Daredevils fan thinking they’ve won the IPL.

PS: They’re out of the tournament.

JD(S) Tum Aage Badho, Haath Tumhare Saath Hai

Cong’s Overall Result: Swipe right on Kumaraswamy, kaafi CM face hai! And it’s a match!

Here’s Congress right after the election results.

Aao kabhi sarkar banaye!(GIF Courtesy: GIPHY)

End result?

Who is the king and who is the kingmaker?(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Riddle time: Yeh batao, in the above picture, who is the king and who is the kingmaker?

The Congress could not have come to power without JD(S)’ support. So that makes Kumaraswamy kingmaker, right? But hang on, Kumarswamy is the new Karnataka CM so is he the king and not the kingmaker? And he only got the post because DK Shivakumar ensured that the Congress and JD(S) MLAs did not cross sides, so that means Shivakumar is the real kingmaker? Right?

Toh king kaun aur kingmaker kaun?

Siddaramaiah: A Bitter Victory

For Siddaramaiah, the man who went by the phrase “CM face of the Congress”, it’s a bitter victory. For his party to be part of the government, and for him to not be at the helm of it, you bet it’s gotta hurt. But he still ends on the winning side, if not as the Man of the Match!

After All That Buffering, CM’s Office Goes Full HD

JD(S)’ Overall Result: Bronze medal jeet ke gold le gaye!

Talk about being third time lucky third and lucky.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Look at this picture carefully. Who do you think has the last laugh?

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Before the Floor Test...

Our parties: “Everybody, get on the floor.”
Their parties: “Everybody, get on the floor (test).”

Cue lyrics (Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull)

“If you go hard you gotta get on the floor
If you're a party freak, then step on the floor
Break a sweat on the floor
Yeah we work on the floor”

Apt, right?

After the Floor Test: Akhil Bharatiya Fraaandship Party!

Left, TMC, BSP, SP, baaki sab ka overall result: A chance for the opposition to rejoice, but chunav abhi baaki hai. T-minus 365 days to 2019 ka final.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Swear in your CM, swear at your opponent?

But seriously, Mr. Nirupam, that’s just a downright disgusting thing to say.

Man of the Match?

Now that we’ve listed the winners, losers and spectators, take your pick. Who do YOU think was the real Man of the Match?

Who’s your pick?(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Option A: HD Kumaraswamy, CM jo ban gaye!
Option B: DK Shivakumar, for being Congress’ Last ‘Resort’
Option C: BS Yeddyurappa, for taking BJP so near yet so far
Option D: The Supreme Court. ’Nuff said.

Comment with your response!