Karnataka bypoll results LIVE: The Congress-JD(S) alliance wrested a 4-1 victory over the BJP after winning the Ramanagara, Jamkhandi, Mandya and Bellary seats, as the BJP had to settle with a victory in Shimoga. Reacting to the win, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy said he was confident of a better result in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “There are 28 LS seats, we’ll work with Congress to win all of them, that is our goal. This election was the first step. This is not an empty boast just because we have won today. This is the confidence of people in us. This win is not making us arrogant,” he said.
HD Deve Gowda thanked the people of Karnataka for “supporting the development-centric administration of JDS-INC government”. He added that people had given a response to “those who were trying to destabilise the state government”.
The by-election for three Lok Sabha and two Vidhan Sabha seats was held on Saturday. Bypolls in Bellary, Shimoga and Mandya Lok Sabha seats, and Ramanagara and Jamkhandi Assembly seats were necessitated by the resignation of three MPs and one MLA, and the death of another MLA.
The polls, which saw an estimated 67% voter turnout, are largely being viewed as a litmus test for the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition.
In all the five constituencies, the alliance partners have fielded joint candidates. While the Congress has fielded its contestants in Bellary and Jamakhandi seats, the JDS has chosen Shimoga, Mandya and Ramanagara.
Among all five constituencies, Shimoga and Bellary are considered to be crucial seats for the Congress, JD(S) and the BJP.
According to political pundits, a win for the JD(S) in Mandya, Ramanagara and Shimoga would be a temporary setback for the BJP and would harm the Congress in the long-run as party workers may switch sides to the saffron party to take on the JD(S).
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