Karnataka MLC elections: Full record of winners as Congress one-ups the BJP
Within the first electoral battle because the new authorities underneath chief minister DK Shivakumar took cost in Karnataka, the ruling Congress on Thursday received 5 of the seven Legislative Council seats that went to polls, whereas the opposition BJP bagged two.
The outcomes additionally delivered to gentle cross-voting by BJP and JD(S) legislators in favour of Congress candidates, because the ruling social gathering acquired 151 votes, 11 greater than the anticipated 140, PTI reported, quoting sources.
Eight candidates have been within the fray for the seven MLC seats to be elected by MLAs, for which voting was held on Thursday on the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha. Votes have been subsequently counted within the night.
The polls have been held because the phrases of seven MLCs — Congress leaders Naseer Ahmed, Tippannappa, and B Okay Hariprasad; BJP leaders N Nagaraju (MTB), Prathap Simha Nayak Okay, and Sunil Vallyapur; and JD(S) chief Govindaraju–are set to run out upon their retirement on June 30.
Based on sources quoted by PTI, preliminary data means that three BJP and eight JD(S) MLAs allegedly cross-voted on this election, and one BJP MLA’s vote was declared invalid.
Karnataka MLC polls: Full record of winners
Congress:
- Thippannappa Kamknoor
- PV Mohan
- BK Hariprasad
- Shivanna BS
- Vinay Karthik Prakash
BJP:
The cross-voting shock
Congress’s win within the election is seen as a morale booster for brand new CM DK Shivakumar and the social gathering’s new State President B Okay Hariprasad. The social gathering’s success in garnering extra votes than anticipated, particularly from different events, whereas protecting its personal tally intact amid fears of inner cross-voting, displays their management and organisational expertise, a senior social gathering functionary advised reporters.
For the BJP, the cross-voting appears to have come as a “shock” and is seen as a significant setback amid factional rifts throughout the social gathering and discontent over the state management, a frontrunner mentioned. For the JD(S), this consequence displays the vulnerabilities it could face in future with the emergence of Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga strongman, as CM.
Chief of the Opposition R Ashok acknowledged that his social gathering’s legislators had voted towards the BJP.
“Our candidates have received, and we congratulate them. We’ve got three cross votes. We are going to know who’ve accomplished and the social gathering will take acceptable motion,” he mentioned.
CM DK Shivakumar denied approaching legislators from rival events.
“I do not know who has voted. They’ve voted on their conscience. I’ve not gone to talk to anybody,” he mentioned.
