BJP retains four legislative council seats, JD (S) and Congress bite the dust

The BJP managed to retain four seats during the elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council from six different teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies across the State.

Its coalition partner JD (S), which had contested the polls independently, and the Opposition Congress drew a blank while two independents emerged victorious in the keenly contested elections to the Legislative Council.

Though the JD (S) and the Congress too had campaigned aggressively in the elections, their hopes were dashed by two independents – A Narayanaswamy, who won the South East Teachers’ constituency, and Marithibbe Gowda, who was re-elected from South Teachers’ constituency.

Among the triumphant BJP candidates were two Ministers – D H Shankarmurthy, who retained the Karnataka South West Graduates’ constituency while Ramachandre Gowda was re-elected from the Bangalore Graduates’ constituency for a fourth term.

The other BJP candidates, who won the elections to the Legislative Council, are Manohar Maski from North East Graduates constituency and Ganesh Karnik from the South West Teachers’ constituency.

The elections to the six Legislative Council seats were held to fill up two vacancies arising in the wake of the death of the members and four members, who were due to retire this month.