Despite ruling the state, the Congress managed to win a mere nine seats while the safforn swept 17 seats
Among the winners were former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, H.D. Kumaraswamy, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s son-in-law. Pic/PTI
Despite a spirited campaign by the Congress, in which they secured nine seats as opposed to winning just one seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections , the BJP-led NDA emerged victorious with after winning 19 seats.
Among the winners were former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, H.D. Kumaraswamy, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani.
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Suspended JD(S) leader and MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces charges of sexually abusing several women, and Deputy Chief Minister D K. Shivakumar’s brother and MP D.K. Suresh, lost the elections.
While the Congress performed better compared to the 2019 results, they still fell short of the expectations of party leaders and members. Dr. C.N. Manjunath of the BJP defeated D.K. Suresh in the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 2,69,647 votes. Other notable BJP winners included the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja, and former ministers Kota Srinivas Poojary and K. Sudhakar
Polling in Karnataka took place during the second and third phases of the Lok Sabha elections, on April 26 and May 7, respectively. Voter turnout was 69.56 per cent in phase two and 71.84 per cent in phase three. The contest in Karnataka was between the BJP-JD(S) alliance and the Congress, with the BJP banking on the “Modi wave” and the Congress relying on its five guarantee schemes for victory.
Nine
Seats Congresss won
71.84%
Voting turn out in phase 3
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