Bengaluru (Update): BJP is leading in two of the three Assembly constituencies that went to by-elections on Friday.
According to the office of Chief Electoral Officer, BJP is leading in Devadurga and Hebbal constituencies by a margin of 15,025 votes and 16,171 votes, respectively, and Congress in Bidar by a margin of 20,248 votes till around noon.
The by-polls were necessitated due to the death of sitting members. In all the three constituencies, there is a direct fight between ruling Congress and opposition BJP, while political infighting in former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led JD(S) has reduced the party to third position.
Hebbal in Bengaluru is considered crucial for Congress as stakes are high for the party which has fielded C K Abdul Rahman Sharief, grandson of senior party leader C K Jaffer Sharief, against the wishes of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who had opted for MLC Byrathi Suresh as the candidate.
As per current trends, BJP’s Y A Narayana Swamy in Hebbal is leading with 37,640 votes, while Rahman Shariff has secured 21,469 and JD(S) candidate Ismail Sharieff Nana 2,515 votes.
Ten candidates are in the fray in Bidar, three in Devadurga and 20 in Hebbal.
Of the three seats, BJP had held Hebbal and Bidar and Congress Devadurga.
Bengaluru: Karnataka bypolls : BJP wins 2, Congress 1
Bengaluru, Agencies: In the bypolls in Karnataka, BJP win 2 seats and Congress one. BJP wins in Hebbal and Devadurga, while Congress wins in Bidar.
In Hebbal, BJP candidate Narayana Swami wins. In Devadurga, BJP candidate Shivangauda Nayak wins. In Bidar, Congress candidate Rahim Khan wins.
Dear readers, It is wake up call for Karnataka Congress. The main focus on this election Hebbal constituency, where anti incumbency and groupism is the major cause for the defeat of its own candidate.Whereas JD(S)has played a hit and run cutting some crucial votes in favor of BJP. CM Siddu should now review his party strategy which is no more favorable with due to working style to the citizens of Karnataka. With former BJP CM Yeddyurappa’s free from all corruption charges his stakes look brighter leading the party in Karnataka for next assembly elections. Whereas the party need more focus… Read more »
Irrelevant by-polls. Only political illiterates read too much into these. The results from by-polls are highly overrated. Now that BJP has won most of the seats, the congress minority vote bank is very silent. Otherwise, they would have turned these results into a mandate on Narendra Modi’s govt!!! LOL