The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a swipe at Karnataka Chief Minister Dk Shivakumar after the ruling Congress was whitewashed in the elections to four seats in the Legislative Council in Karnataka .
The BJP won the North-East Teachers’, South-East Graduates’ and West Graduates’ constituencies, defeating the Congress candidates, while its NDA ally, JD(S), wrested the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency from the ruling party. All the four MLC seats went to polls on October 23, in which ballot papers were used as per practice.
“We respect and accept the voters’ verdict in the Legislative Council elections. We had expected to win two seats. “The verdict given by the voters suggests that the present Chief Minister only gives assurances but does not implement them.
It is also clear that the voters will bless NDA alliance in 2028,” he said. In the North-East Teachers’ Constituency, BJP’s sitting MLC Shashil G Namoshi defeated Congress candidate Sharanappa Mattur by a margin of 3,297 votes. Namoshi secured 15,596 votes to register his fifth victory from the segment, which covers Kalaburagi, the home turf of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and neighbouring districts of Kalyana Karnataka region.
The voters have sent us a message, and we will review the results,” Shivakumar told reporters. “We need to get our party workers ready and strengthen our organisation,” he added.
