New Delhi: As many as 12 of 26 ministers within the outgoing BJP authorities in Karnataka have misplaced their seats on this week’s meeting election.
Based on Election Fee information, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Main-Medium Irrigation and Water Sources Govind Karjol misplaced BJP stronghold Mudhol to the Congress’ Ramappa Balappa Timmapur by over 17,335 votes. Karjol had been successful the seat consecutively since 2004.
Transport Minister B. Sreeramulu misplaced to the Congress’ B. Nagendra from Bellary by 29,300 votes, whereas V. Somanna, the Minister for Housing and Infrastructure Growth, misplaced to Congress chief and former CM Siddaramaiah from Varuna. He additionally misplaced the second seat he contested from, Chamrajanagar, to the Congress’ C. Puttaranagshetty.
Regulation Minister J.C. Madhuswamy misplaced to the Congress candidate from Chikkanayakanahalli, by over 10,000 votes. Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil misplaced by 15,000 votes from Hirekerur.
Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports activities Ok.C. Narayangowda not solely misplaced from Krishnarajpet, however got here third after the Congress and the JD(S). Narayangowda obtained 37,793 votes, whereas the winner — H.T. Manju of the JD(S) — obtained 79,844 votes. Narayangowda had give up the JD(S) to hitch the BJP in 2019.
Different ministers who misplaced embrace Nirani Muragesh Rudrappa (Massive and Medium Industries) from Bilgi, Ok. Sudhakar (Well being and Household Welfare and Medical Schooling) from Chikkaballapur, M.T.B. Nagaraj (Minister for Small Scale Industries) from Hosakote, B.C. Nagesh (Schooling) from Tiptur, Shankar Basanagouda Patil (Textiles) from Navalgund, and Halappa Basappa Achar (Geology and Mines) from Yelburga.
Minister Anand Singh’s son Siddharth Singh obtained a ticket from the Vijayanagara constituency however misplaced to Congress candidate H.R. Gaviyappa by greater than 33,000 votes.
In the meantime, the BJP’s huge winners included Chief Minister B.S. Bommai, who defeated the Congress’ Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan by over 35,978 votes from Shiggaon, and Income Minister R. Ashoka, who defeated the Congress’ V. Raghunatha Naidu in Padmanaba Nagar by over 55,175 votes.
BJP leaders who not solely managed to retain their seats however gained with huge margins embrace Schooling and Info Know-how Minister Dr C.N. Ashwath Narayan and Excise Minister Ok. Gopalaiah. Whereas Narayan defeated the Congress’ Anoop Iyengar by 41,302 votes from Malleshwaram, the Congress’ S. Keshavamurthy misplaced to Gopalaiah by 51,165 votes from Mahalakshmi Format.
Public Works Division Minister C.C. Patil gained by over 1,791 votes from Nargund. Prabhu Chauhan, Minister for Animal Husbandry, obtained 80,533 votes in Aurad.
(Edited by Anumeha Saxena)
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