Karnataka bypolls: Cong-JD(S) coalition passes litmus test

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November 6, 2018

Bengaluru, Nov 6: The 4-1 victory for the ruling JD(S)-Congress alliance has come as a shot in the arm while the BJP had to bite the dust.

Results of the bypolls were seen as a litmus test for the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance. The pre-poll tie-up for bypolls has worked for the alliance and it now seems that the electoral arrangement will continue for the Lok Sabha polls next year.

While the Congress fielded its candidates in Jamakhandi and Bellary, JD(S) contested in Shimoga, Ramanagara and Mandya as part of their electoral understanding.

The Congress managed to retain Jamakhandi and wrest the Bellary Lok Sabha seat from the BJP. The JD(S) has retained both Mandya Lok Sabha and Ramanagara Assembly seats.

The only succour for the BJP is that it has been able to retain the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat.

The BJP had been dubbing the alliance as “unholy” and had predicted its fall soon after the bypolls. But the electorate seems to have other thoughts and seem to have accepted the ruling coalition.

With the bypolls behind them, the alliance partners will be meeting over the next few days to discuss Cabinet expansion and also the appointment to boards and corporations.

There are a total of seven vacancies in the H D Kumaraswamy Cabinet. The Congress can fill five and the JD(S) two.

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BJP fields Kishore Kumar Puttur from DK-Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency

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October 1,2024

The BJP has selected Kishore Kumar Puttur as its candidate for the bypoll to Karnataka Legislative Council from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency. The by-election will be held on October 21.

Kishore Kumar is presently serving as the General Secretary of Dakshina Kannada BJP unit. He had served as vice president of State BJP Yuva Morcha from 2014 to 2016.

The by-election will be held to the seat vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP who has been elected as the Lok Sabha member from Udupi-Chikmagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. The vacancy was created on June 15, 2024 following Poojary’s resignation to the Council. His term in the council was till January, 2028.

In the last Council election held for the dual member constituency in December 2021, Poojary had secured 3,672 votes while the Congress candidate Manjunath Bhandary had secured 2079 votes. Poojary and Bhandary had secured required votes from the first preferential votes and had won the election.

There were several aspirants for the BJP ticket including former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, DK BJP president Satish Kumpala, Mangaluru divisional in-charge Uday Kumar Shetty, former minister Pramod Madhwaraj and former Udupi district BJP president Kuilady Suresh Nayak.

The Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the election. KPCC working president Manjunath Bhandary in a recent press meet in Mangaluru had said that an opportunity will be given to congress leaders from Udupi district to contest by-election.

The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency has 6037 voters including 3551 from Dakshina Kannada comprising eight MLAs, one MP. The last date for filing nomination is October 3 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is October 7. The counting will be held on October 24.

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