By IANS,
Bangalore : The following is the final tally of parties inKarnataka elections:
| PARTIES | 2008 | 2004 |
| BJP | 110 | 79 |
| Congress: | 80 | 65 |
| JD-S | 28 | 58 |
| Independents: | 6 | 13 |
| JD-U: | — | 5 |
| CPI(M): | — | 1 |
| RPI: | — | 1 |
| KCVP*: | — | 1 |
| KNP*: | — | 1 |
* Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha (KCVP) and Kannada Nadu Party (KNP) are regional parties.
In the 2008 assembly election, JD-U, CPI(M), RPI (Republican Party of India) and KCVP candidates did not win a single seat, while KNP did not contest as it is defunct.
Other national parties such as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) drew a blank though they contested in 217 and 144 constituencies respectively in the 2008 election.
BSP contested in 102 seats in 2004 too, but had not won a single seat.
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