Karnataka by-election results: Diwali for Cong-JD(S) as they win 4/5 seats

JD(S) and the Congress won the Mandya and Bellary Lok Sabha seats, they also bagged the Ramnagaram and Jamkhandi Assembly seats

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"BJP is offering around Rs 250-300 million to some Congress and JD(S) MLAs but they will never be able to poach them," said Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy.

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Congress-JD(S) alliance wins 4 out of 5 seats in Karnataka by-elections 2018, wins Bellary, Mandya, Ramanagaram and Jamkhandi. BJP wins Shimoga Lok Sabha seat.

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Congress' VS Ugruppa wins Bellary parliamentary seat with a margin of 2,43,161 votes.

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Congress' VS Ugruppa wins Bellary parliamentary seat with a margin of 2,43,161 votes.

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Cong-JD(S) blow to BJP in Karnataka bypolls, saffron party set

In an emphatic endorsement of Karnataka's ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition by the voters, its candidates Tuesday won both the assemblyconstituencies and are set to clinch two of the three Lok Sabha seats in the bitterly fought by-polls held on Saturday, officials said.

 

The byelections came as a major setback for the main opposition BJP ahead of the 2019 elections with the party set to lose the Ballari Lok Sabha seat, considered a stronghold of the controversial mining barons--the Reddy brothers.

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I never said do or don't celebrate Tipu Jayanti. All I had said was there are many communities in the country, people want to celebrate Jayantis of their leaders. If they (BJP) don't like to be part of the celebrations, there is no need to participate: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy

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JD(S)' LR Shivaramegowda wins Mandya parliamentary seat with a margin of 324,943 votes.

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JD(S)' LR Shivaramegowda wins Mandya parliamentary seat with a margin of 324,943 votes.

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This elections was the first step. There are 28 LS seats, we'll work with Congress to win all of them, that is our goal.This is not an empty boast just because we have won today. This is the confidence of people in us. This win is not making us arrogant: JD(S) leader and Karnataka CM.

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I congratulate Congress leaders in the state and at the Centre. I also congratulate JD(S) state leaders and workers who worked towards this win. BJP calls JD(S)-Congress coalition 'Apavitra Maitri', today that contention has been nullified: JD(S) leader and Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy.

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BJP's BY Raghavendra wins Shimoga parliamentary seat with a margin of 52,148 votes.

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Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the lesson of the 4-1 victory in the parliamentary and assembly bypolls in Karnataka is that the alliance has turned out beneficial.

"The 4-1 win in the Karnataka bye-elections is similar to the Test series of Indian cricket team led by Virat Kohli. Lesson to be learnt: Alliance has turned out to be beneficial," Chidambaram tweeted.

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Anitha Kumaraswamy, wife of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy wins Ramanagaram seat.

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JD(S)' Anitha Kumaraswamy wins Ramanagaram assembly seat with a margin of 1,09,137 votes.

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Will Karnataka by-election 2018 gie a message to the whole nation before 2019 elections?

 

Congress leader D K Shivakumar says, "Definitely. In any democratic result, election process...people's mandate is very important. It's the direction to the people of this country".

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People have rejected BJP. It is also a rejection of Modi govt. Bypoll results will send a message to the entire country that the time for change has come: Dinesh Gundu Rao, as Congress-JD(S) alliance, leads on 4 out of 5 seats in Karnataka by-election 2018.

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Congress leader D K Shivakumar said, "I think as far as southern India is concerned, you can't make Ram Mandir and all those issues a political plank. People are looking at what they're going to get, what benefit they're going to get in social and economic sector, admn and transparency."

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JDS's Anitha Kumaraswamy wins Ramnagaram seat with 1,25,043 votes

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Even before the Karnataka by-elections result were announced, Congress leaders took to Twitter to celebrate victory of the INC-JD(S) coalition.