Karnataka's opposition BJP won three of the six legislative council seats in the June 8 biennial election held in the three Teachers and three Graduates constituencies across the state, said the Election Commission on Wednesday.

Accused Parshuram Wagmore who is being interrogated by the SIT in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, admitted before the SIT officials that he had shot her dead, sources said.

The state government has planned not to give permission to open any private schools for next three years in the state.

Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah said that the Congress party’s victory in Jayanagar assembly polls was the expected one.

Mysuru: Congress registered the first victory in the North-East Graduates constituency of Karnataka Legislative Council by ending the 30-year dominance of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress candidate Chandrashekhar B Patil beat his nearest rival K.B. Shrinivas of BJP by a margin of 321 votes.

Bengaluru: Congress candidate Soumya Reddy has won the Jayanagar assembly elections by defeating B N Prahlad of the BJP.

Counting of votes was underway on Wednesday for the Jayanagar Assembly constituency here, an election official said.

 The counting of votes of Jayanagar Assembly constituency election would start at the SSMRV College from 7 am on June 13.