Finance
BY: Shree1news, 11 NOV 2020
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned the only largest party within the Karnataka Legislative Council after successful three seats within the recently held biennial elections.
The wins secured at Bengaluru Lecturers, Karnataka North East Teachers and Karnataka West Graduates constituencies paved the best way for the BJP to extend its seat tally to 30, a seat more than the Congress.
Whereas the ultimate outcomes of the South East graduates’ constituency are but to be introduced, Janata Dal (Secular) candidate Chowdreddy Thopalli is within the lead. JD(S) has 14 seats within the 75-member Council at present.
In Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency, Puttana, who switched from JD(S) to BJP, emerged victorious as he defeated JD(S) candidate A P Ranganath by a margin of 2,228 votes. Whereas Puttanna secured 7,335 votes in complete, Ranganath polled 5,107 votes. Praveen Peter, the Congress candidate was diminished to 782 votes within the constituency.
Puttanna had received the Council elections thrice earlier and had served because the deputy chairman of the Council. The Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency is unfold over 36 assembly seats of Bengaluru Urban, Rural, and Ramanagara districts.
In the meantime, BJP candidate Shashil G Namoshi received from the North East Teachers’ constituency. He polled 10,212 votes to defeat his nearest rival Sharanappa Mattur (Congress) by a margin of 3,130 votes. Whereas Mattur bagged 7,082 votes, Timmayya Purle of the JD(S) registered 983 votes.
The BJP additionally won the West Graduates’ constituency as its candidate S V Sankanur defeated his nearest rival R M Kuberappa (Congress) by a margin of 11,409 votes. Whereas Sankannur secured a complete of 23,857 votes, Kuberappa polled 12,448 votes. Basavaraj Gurikar, an impartial supported by the JD(S) completed third by bagging 6,188 votes. The West Graduates’ constituency is spread across 23 Meeting seats in Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Gadag, and Haveri districts.
The elections to these 4 seats were held on October 28.
Source: A-N
