Congress's 3-0 scoreline boosts Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's image, stuns BJP-JD(S) alliance
Published On : 2024-11-24T10:09:34+0530 [ IST ] |
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The results dealt a big blow to the BJP-JD(S) alliance and boosted chief minister Siddaramaiah's leadership amid corruption allegations.
The ruling party retained its stronghold of Sandur and wrested Shiggaon and Channapatna respectively from BJP and JD(S). Deputy chief minister and state Congress president DK Shivakumar DK Shivakumarsaid victory is a further endorsement of Siddaramai
In a major jolt third-generation leaders of BJP-JD(S) - Bommai and Gowda families failed to make an impact. Nikhil Kumaraswamy son of JD(S) state chief HD Kumaraswamy and grandson of former PM HD Deve Gowda suffered his third straight electoral defeat.
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The results are a dual victory for Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar helping maintain a fine power balance within the Congress.
Ashok a blames ‘missteps’ for BJP defeat.
BJP faced internal challenges leading up to the bypolls with state president BY Vijayendra under fire from party colleagues. Many senior functionaries were missing in action.
Opposition leader and senior BJP MLA R Ashoka blamed defeat on organisational “missteps” and Congress’s money power and not because of Siddaramaiah or Shivakumar.
Channapatna saw a high stakes contest where five-time MLA CP Yogeeshwara who defected from BJP to Congress days before the election defeated Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a significant
Yogeeshwara’s defection followed a fallout with HD Kumaraswamy who accused him of aligning with DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh.
“This loss is personal for Kumaraswamy,” said a JD(S) insider referring to Nikhil’s defeat in a seat represented by his father. In Shiggaon, Congress’Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathanousted BJP’s Bharath Bommai reversing the 2023 assembly election
Internal strife also plagued the Congress campaign with aspirant Syed Azeempeer Khadri briefly rebelling before withdrawing his independent nomination following intervention from party leadership.
In Sandur Congress’s E Annapoorna wife of Bellary MP Tukaram defeated BJP’s Bangaru Hanumanthu a close aide of Vijayendra and former mining baron G Janardhan Reddy. Sandur remains a Congress bastion with BJP never winning here since
BJP and JD(S) face the challenge of recalibrating their strategies as they gear up for the zilla panchayat taluk panchayat and BBMP polls next year.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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The results dealt a big blow to the BJP-JD(S) alliance and boosted chief minister Siddaramaiah's leadership amid corruption allegations.
The ruling party retained its stronghold of Sandur and