Karnataka MLC Elections: NDA Sweeps All Four Seats in Major Setback to DK Shivakumar
The result is a setback for Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and a signal of voter sentiment among teachers and graduates ahead of assembly polls.
- On Friday, the NDA defeated the ruling Congress in all four Karnataka MLC seats, signaling a potential shift in sentiment among educated voters before upcoming assembly polls.
- Comprising two Graduates' and two Teachers' Constituencies, these seats serve as a critical litmus test for the government's standing among educated sections of society.
- BJP candidates Suresh Kumar, Sankanur, and Namoshi, alongside JDS candidate Ranganath, secured victories for the NDA, which fielded candidates in all four Constituencies.
- Senior BJP MLA Suresh Kumar claimed the results demonstrate that voters in about 150 Constituencies have lost faith in the Congress regime's unfulfilled guarantee promises.
- Before state assembly elections in less than two years, Chief Minister Shivakumar had directed ministers to campaign extensively, reflecting Congress's high stakes in these polls.
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It's done, bro: BJP jabs DK Shivakumar after sweeping Karnataka MLC elections
The BJP mocked DK Shivakumar after the NDA won all four Karnataka MLC contests. It was a setback for the ruling Congress, which had hoped to retain its lone seat and make gains in the other constituencies.
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