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Congress wins five Karnataka Council seats with 11 cross-votes from NDA
The Hindu··19 Jun
The Hindu reported that Congress won all five seats it contested with 11 extra votes from BJP and JDS cross-voting, while BJP won two seats and JDS candidate Govindaraju got only 14 of the party's 18 votes.
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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.
- Congress won five, BJP two and JDS lost its sole candidate.
- Two expelled MLAs reportedly supported Congress.
Political Context
- Congress has 136 MLAs, BJP 66 and JDS 19 in the Assembly.
- Winning quota was 29 first preference votes per seat.
- BJP high command may take tighter control of the state unit.
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