Karnataka MLC Elections: Congress loses all four seats as BJP-JD(S) alliance sweeps polls

The results underline the BJP-JD(S) alliance’s ability to coordinate electoral support across constituencies traditionally contested by individual parties. The Bengaluru result was particularly significant because Puttanna had moved from the JD(S) to the Congress ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections.

Bengaluru: The Congress suffered a major political setback in Karnataka after losing all four seats in the Legislative Council elections, with the BJP retaining three constituencies and its ally JD(S) winning the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency. The results highlight the opposition alliance’s electoral coordination and could strengthen its political narrative ahead of the 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections. Polling for the four Legislative Council constituencies took place on October 23, with counting........

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