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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 117 seats to gain a majority in the assembly under Yediyurappa's leadership. The party won the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections by a narrow margin, securing 104 seats in the 224-member assembly. The BJP's win was largely attributed to Yediyurappa's leadership and his ability to unite the party's various factions. Yediyurappa was sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka on 17 May 2018.