The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a swipe at Karnataka Chief Minister Dk Shivakumar after the ruling Congress was whitewashed in the elections to four seats in the Legislative Council in Karnataka .
The BJP won the North-East Teachers’, South-East Graduates’ and West Graduates’ constituencies, defeating the Congress candidates, while its NDA ally, JD(S), wrested the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency from the ruling party. “The verdict given by the voters suggests that the present Chief Minister only gives assurances but does not implement them. It is also clear that the voters will bless NDA alliance in 2028,” he said. In the North-East Teachers’ Constituency, BJP’s sitting MLC Shashil G Namoshi defeated Congress candidate Sharanappa Mattur by a margin of 3,297 votes. Namoshi secured 15,596 votes to register his fifth victory from the segment, which covers Kalaburagi, the home turf of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and neighbouring districts of Kalyana Karnataka region. Earlier reporting noted: Karnataka MLC polls: Big setback for DK Shivakumar as BJP-led NDA wins all 4 seats BENGALURU: In a major setback to the ruling Congress and chief minister D K Shivakumar, the BJP-led NDA won all four Karnataka Legislative Council seats that went to polls on October 23, sweeping both teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies. Earlier reporting noted: JD(S) candidate A P Ranganath defeated Congress veteran and five-time MLC Puttanna in the Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency, while BJP candidate Shashil G Namoshi registered his fifth victory in the North-East Teachers’ constituency, defeating Congress nominee Sharanappa Mattur by 3,297 votes. Namoshi secured 15,596 first-preference votes against Mattur’s 12,299.
“We need to get our party workers ready and strengthen our organisation,” he added. Veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa said that people are “fed up” of Congress.
Earlier reporting noted: In the West Graduates’ constituency, Sankanur secured his third consecutive victory, defeating Congress rival Mohan Limbikai.
