Bypolls | Voters in Channapatna choose Congress; C.P. Yogeshwar emerges victorious
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress party has secured a resounding victory in all three constituencies where bypolls were held, delivering a severe blow to the opposition BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka.
Congress candidates triumphed in Sandur, Channapatna, and Shiggaon, with voters across the state extending their support to the Congress.
In Sandur, Congress candidate Annapurna defeated BJP's Bangaru Hanumanthu; in Channapatna, C.P. Yogeshwar secured a victory against JD(S)'s Nikhil Kumaraswamy; and in Shiggaon, Yasir Khan Pathan prevailed over Bharath Bommai of the BJP. However, an official announcement is still awaited.
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“Voters were intimidated, threatened,” alleges Uttar Pradesh Cong Chief Ajay Rai
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday alleged that the voters were intimidated and threatened by the ruling BJP regime. Rai's remarks came as counting for nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shows a strong performance by the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
“It was already decided in UP that the BJP is fighting the elections with the help of its machinery. The result of that has come out. All the machinery of the government, from police to administration, was deployed. Voters were intimidated and threatened. This is a complete murder of democracy,” Rai said, as reported by Hindustan Times.
According to latest ECI trends the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is performing strongly. Out of the nine Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, the BJP is leading in five seats—Kundarki, Khair, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, and Majhawan. Its ally, the RLD, is ahead in Meerapur. The Samajwadi Party (SP), however, is not far behind, leading in three constituencies: Karhal, Katehari, and Sisamau.
