In less than 24 hours from now, we will know who will form the next government in Karnataka - the BJP with support from whoever it is that they can get support from or the Congress-JDS which stiched together an 11th hour alliance after hitting out at each other during the election campaign. This is after the Supreme Court rejected demands that the BJP be allowed to prove its strength on the floor of the Karnataka Assembly two weeks from now. The court also rejected demands that there should be a secret ballot.