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Cross-voting by 11 MLAs helps Congress win five Karnataka MLC seats
Hindustan Times··19 Jun
Hindustan Times reported that cross-voting by 11 legislators helped Congress win five of seven Karnataka Legislative Council seats, exposing cracks in the BJP-JDS alliance as BJP national president Nitin Nabin summoned state chief BY Vijayendra.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Congress strengthens its hold on Karnataka's upper house.
- Cross-voting may trigger disciplinary action in BJP and JDS.
- The result affects legislative agenda two years before Assembly polls.
What's Happening
- Seven Council seats were contested on June 18.
- BJP president summoned the Karnataka state chief to Delhi.
- Congress won five, BJP two and JDS lost its sole candidate.
Political Context
- Congress has 136 MLAs, BJP 66 and JDS 19.
- Winning quota was 29 first preference votes per seat.
- Surjewala called 11 extra votes historic.
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