Know Your Leaders for #KarnatakaElections2018 with Twitter

As the upcoming election in the state of Karnataka captures the attention of the country, Twitter is the best place to see what’s happening in the state election and to engage in conversations between citizens and candidates. Tweets related to the Karnataka elections was more than double than in the previous month, indicative of developing civic-mindedness on the platform.

Key Stats:

• There were more than 760,000 Tweets related to Karnataka since the start of the elections from April 25th to date and we expect more to come
• Peak Moment for the maximum number of tweets so far is 3 May 12:30 PM IST with over 7,000 Tweets in that hour 

Most mentioned politicians on Twitter in relation to Karnataka:

• @narendramodi - Narendra Modi
• @siddaramaiah - Siddaramaiah
• @RahulGandhi - Rahul Gandhi
• @AmitShah - Amit Shah
• @pchidambaram_in – P. Chidambram

Most mentioned topics in relation to Karnataka elections:

• Farmers
• Power
• Panchayat
• Corruption
• Petrol

As the election campaigning kicks off, Twitter is launching several initiatives for Indians to provide real-time updates on the campaign trail, connect voters to politicians on the most important election issues, and to have their voices heard during the #KarnatakaElections2018.

#AskTheLeader Q&A series on Twitter

Twitter is hosting an #AskTheLeader series of interviews with election candidates, allowing citizens to get to know their leaders better and get answers to their queries with regard to the priorities for the state. People can Tweet to @TwitterIndia and @TheNewsMinute using the following hashtags #KarnatakaElections2018 and #AskTheLeader to join the conversation and be heard.

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Elections Emoji

To encourage people to vote and light up more conversations on the platform, Twitter is also launching a special election emoji today for the #KarnatakaElections2018. Available from now until 20 May, 2018, the election emoji can be activated using the following hashtags in a Tweet: #KarnatakaElection #KarnatakaElection2018 #KarnatakaElections #KarnatakaElections2018 #Decision2018 #BattleForKarnataka