Congress wins all 3 bypolls in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar calls it ‘Message from people’

BENGALURU: While the Congress may have lost out in the critical state of Maharashtra it has some reason to cheer in Karnataka having won all the three assembly bypolls. Congress’ Yasir Pathan defeated former CM Basavraj Bommai’s son in Shigagaon while BJP turncoat CP Yogeshwara defeated HD Kumaraswamy’s son by a massive margin in Channapatna.

The Congress Annapoorna Tukaram accepted the winning certificate from the returning officer after securing 93,616 votes, defeating BJP’s Bangara Hanumantha by 9,649 votes in Sandur.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday celebrated Congress’s victory in the by polls calling it “a message from the people.”

Shivakumar praised the Congress victory, stating, “I don’t say it is a defeat of Bharath Bommai, it’s a message from the people for what his father did.

Only two things work – development and guarantees. It is a message from the people that allegations should stop, and concentration should be on work. This is the beginning, and we will come back to power in 2028.”

#WATCH | On Congress leading in all three Assembly bypoll seats in the state, Congress leader & Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, “All the false allegations are dying and only development has stayed alive. This is a message for 2028 from the people of the state. No more… pic.twitter.com/Axms4SCa91

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DK Shivakumar also targeted the BJP saying they had made a number of allegations against the CM but nothing worked for them.

Time and again both partities criticised us and blamed us. We are spending around Rs Fifty-five thousand crore for the people, for development. People are utilising the gurhalakshmi, gruhajyothi and other schemes. This is just a beginning that we will come back to power in 2028 again. Opposition parties made several allegations on CM, Ministers and govt, all false allegations never worked for BJP and JDS,” he said

“Kamala (lotus) should be in the lake, JDS must be in field ( a pun on the JDS symbol). You should see your face in the mirror that now people rejected your allegations which you made on Chief minister. In shiggaon, in sandur and in Channapattana people have rejected the statements made by the BJP and NDA leaders. Their alliance will never work in Karnataka, he added.

In October, ahead of the elections, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had said, “Since Shiggaon is the constituency I represent, I carry a greater responsibility. Our party’s Karnataka in-charge secretary, Radha Mohan Agarwal, visited the constituency and held meetings with local leaders to gather feedback. We are fully prepared for the election there, and I am confident of receiving substantial support. I believe we will secure a winning margin similar to the 36,000 votes I received in the previous election.”

Early trends had initially shown Bharath Bommai leading, as counting began for the 2024 Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections alongside bypoll results from 15 states. The bypolls were held across 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats. (ANI)