Published 11:37 IST, November 25th 2019
Siddaramaiah hopeful of winning 12 out of 15 seats in the upcoming Karnataka by-polls
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Nov 25, expressed hope on winning 12 out of 15 seats in upcoming Karnataka by-polls
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress Party member Siddaramaiah on Monday, November 25, stayed hopeful that the Congress party will win a minimum of 12 out of 15 seats in the upcoming Karnataka by-polls. The Congress leader further stated that it will be no surprises if the party wins all the 15 seats in the State. According to Siddaramaiah, if the party wins 12 out of 15 seats, then, the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party Government will have to resign and the State may have to opt for mid-term elections.
Siddaramaiah, Congress: I am hopeful that out of 15 we will minimum 12 seats (in Karnataka by-elections). It will be no surprise if we win all the 15...If we win 12 seats out of 15, the BJP has to resign. They can't continue in power; we may go for the mid-term election. pic.twitter.com/DloAAOwrEt
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2019
16 former Congress-JD(S) MLAs join BJP
On November 14, 16 out of the 17 rebel MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) had joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in a ceremony which was also attended by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, BJP State President Nalin Kateel and BJP national General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao. Welcoming all of them, Rao had stated that their joining the party would help deliver a stable and development-oriented government in Karnataka. He revealed that they decided to join BJP after the SC's verdict on Wednesday, November 13.
Bypolls in Karnataka
A total of 15 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka are going to bypolls on December 5 and the counting of the votes has been scheduled for December 9. The date for filing nominations for the bypolls to the 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka was from November 11-18. The elections for the 15 Assembly seats were earlier slated for October 21 but later postponed to December 5 by the Election Commission (EC) as the case pertaining to the disqualification of 17 MLAs was pending in the Supreme Court.
Updated 14:21 IST, November 25th 2019