New Delhi: The Congress-JDS alliance has won four out of five seats that went to bypolls. The alliance won in Ballari and Mandya parliamentary seats. It also won Jamkhandi and Ramanagara assembly seats. The BJP won the Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency. Congress leader P Chidambaram has reacted to the alliance's performance, saying the coalition has delivered.
Out of the three parliamentary constituencies, the BJP held two, while the JDS one. The BJP holds Shivamogga, which is a stronghold of its state chief BS Yeddyurappa.
It is a matter of prestige for both the BJP and the ruling Congress-JDS alliance after the assembly election in the state. It was a loss of face for the BJP as the Congress and JDS entered a late alliance to deprive it from forming the government despite being the single largest party. The good performance in bypolls is a boost for the ruling Congress-JDS alliance in the state, which was facing questions of longevity.
In 2014, the BJP had won 17 of Karnataka's 28 parliamentary seats. The Congress won 9 and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular 2 seats. The BJP won 104 of the 224 seats in the assembly election in May.
Here are the highlights on Karnataka By-election 2018 Results:
Nov 06, 2018 21:12 (IST)
United Opposition Can Easily Defeat BJP: CPI On Karnataka By-Elections
Encouraged by the Karnataka by-poll results, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Tuesday said a united opposition could easily defeat the BJP, according to news agency Press Trust of India.
The JD(S)-Congress coalition won two of the three Lok Sabha seats and both the Assembly segments Tuesday in the fiercely-fought bypolls, giving a shot in the arm to the ruling combine in Karnataka that faces frequent questions on its longevity.
Welcoming the verdict of the Karnataka by-polls, the Left party said the people of the southern state had made it clear that a united opposition could easily defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"The Deepawali gift of the Karnataka people makes it clear that a united opposition can easily defeat the BJP," the CPI said in a statement, quoted by PTI.
It added that the huge margins of defeat of the BJP candidates showed the anti-BJP mood of the people, according to PTI.
The CPI has consistently been stressing on state-specific alliances of non-BJP political parties in order to take on the ruling party in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, according to a PTI report.
Nov 06, 2018 15:39 (IST)
We will introspect the results of Ballari and move ahead. We are confident that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be completely ours: BS Yeddyurappa
Nov 06, 2018 15:30 (IST)
The fact of the matter is that both the Congress and JDS have indulged in rampant misuse of official machinery as well as indulged in rampant distribution of liquor and money, says Mr Yeddyurappa in a statement.
Nov 06, 2018 15:28 (IST)
My party accepts the verdict of the people in this bypoll with all humility: BJP state unit chief BS Yeddyurappa
Nov 06, 2018 14:40 (IST)
Congress has supported me and so, in my personal capacity, it is my duty to support the Congress too: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:39 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi is a very innocent politician. In my interactions with him in the last few months he came across as very innocent. He has been truthful and honest with me: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:37 (IST)
For 2019, naturally the Congress will take the lead... They are the national party... they have to take the lead: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:23 (IST)
According to my analysis, it will be a mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) government in 2019. People will bless the grand alliance.
Nov 06, 2018 14:21 (IST)
The people across the country are blessing us (Alliances)... If you see by-elections across the country. Wherever there is a BJP vs alliance battle, the BJP has lost. With our unity, and the blessings of the people, we are destined to win: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:18 (IST)
When it comes to money power, no other political party can compete with the BJP. They have much more money than any other party: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:17 (IST)
The Modi wave does not have any affect anymore... In 2014, the scenario was different... the country was new to Modi... they thought he would change the whole country and the whole system. He also made many promises, but after 4.5 years, people have seen what he is capable of. They now know what they are voting for. So that factor (Modi Wave) has completely changed. He will not survive 2019: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:14 (IST)
The JDS-Congress alliance is strong enough to win the entire state. We will definitely win the 2019 polls as well: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:13 (IST)
Yes, we would have done better if the Congress gave up the Shimoga seat much earlier, we (JDS) would have done far better over there. But they left it in the last minute: HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 06, 2018 14:12 (IST)
We all came together for these polls. At the worker-level, there was some confusion, but that wasn't the case with leaders. The senior leaders were clear and came together in a decisive manner. Leaders from both parties (Congress and JDS) were confident ahead of these elections: HD Kumaraswamy to NDTV
Nov 06, 2018 14:04 (IST)
The result was expected: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to NDTV
Nov 06, 2018 13:59 (IST)
VS Ugrappa of the Congress has won the Ballari bypoll with a massive margin of 2,43,161 votes. He defeated J Shantha of the BJP.
Nov 06, 2018 13:16 (IST)
LR Shivaramegowda of JDS has won Mandya bypoll by 3,24,943 votes.
Nov 06, 2018 13:14 (IST)
This win is a moral win after the BJP kept claiming that our coalition is not working. BJP always picked on the coalition. People have given their answer. They kept saying all of this was politics. But we have an answer today: HD Kumaraswamy
