The Karnataka elections grabbed everyone’s attention in the country, as the polls were considered as semi finals for the next year grand battle.After the results, Congress explicitly emerged as Winner with absolute majority.
The grand old party doesn’t require to form a coalition government this time.This can be seen as a major moral win for the grand old Congress party which is losing one after the other state.
Let us look at the leaders who managed to win their seats and who tasted defeat in the elections as of now.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai won from the Shiggaon constituency with a supermajority.He defeated Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan of the Congress party by over 35,000 votes.Bommai won the seat for the fourth time.
Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wins from Varuna, becomes MLA for 9th time.He defeated BJP’s Somanna with more than 46,000 votes.This is a landslide victory.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar won the Kanakapura seat by over 90,000 votes by defeating BJP’s R Ashoka.
Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar who joined the Congress party from BJP lost the Hubli-Dharwad Central assembly.He lost the seat to BJP leader Mahesh Tenginakai.
To everyone’s shock, BJP turncoat Jagadish Shettar who joined Congress lost the elections from Hubli Dharwad Constituency.
Actor-politician Nikhil who hails from Devegowda family and belongs to JDS party could not create any magic.Nikhil Kumaraswamy lost the Ramnagar seat.However, his father H.d.Kumaraswamy won the elections from the Malavalli seat.
Karnataka Minister and BJP leader V Somanna lost the elections as he was defeated in the Chamarajanagar constituency with a small margin of 7500 votes.
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Sriramulu, Transport Minister lost the Ballari rural constituency.State Home Minister and BJP leader Araga Jnanendra is leading in the Tirthahalli state with over 12000 votes.
Education Minister B.C.Nagesh is trailing behind in Tiptur’s seat.V.Sunil Kumar, Energy, and Culture Minister is leading in the Karkala seat by over 4,000 seats.
The Mandya seat caught everyone’s attention as Lok Sabha leader Sumalatha extended her support to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
So everyone wanted to see who wins the MLA seat that is also a part of the MP seat.Mandya MLA seat is dubbed as Semi-Urban.Congress party won the seat here.
Mining king Gali Janarhan Reddy won the elections from the Gangavati seat.However, his wife Lakshmi Aruna lost the elections from Ballari.
Last but not the least BJP leader Ramamurthy won Jayanagar seat with thin majority of 16 votes.
The counting here is said to be controversial.
