As many as 14 ministers of the outgoing Leader Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP executive misplaced from their constituencies within the lately concluded Karnataka Meeting elections. The Congress received a landslide victory in Karnataka, successful 134 seats out of 221, as consistent with newest updates by way of the Election Fee of India on Saturday. The BJP’s depend stood at 64, whilst the Janata Dal (Secular) received 18 seats.
Counting of votes within the southern state started throughout 36 centres for the 224 Meeting constituencies of the state at 8 PM, which used to be being noticed as a litmus take a look at for the Congress and the BJP forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Ministers who misplaced Karnataka Elections 2023:
-Govinda Karjol (Mudhol)
-J C Madhuswamy (Chikkanayakanahalli)
-B C Patil (Hirekerur)
-Shankar Patil Munena Koppa (Navalgund)
-Halappa Achar (Yelburga)
-B Sriramulu (Ballari)
-Okay Sudhakar (Chikkaballapur)
-B C Nagesh (Tiptur)
-Murugesha Nirani (Bilgi)
-B C Patil (Hirekerur)
-M T B Nagaraj (Hoskote)
-Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (Sirsi)
-V Somanna (Varuna, Chamarajanagar)
-R Ashoka (Kanakapura)
Minister V Somanna misplaced from Varuna and Chamarajanagar, the 2 segments the place he contested. Minister R Ashoka, who too contested from two constituencies, used to be reelected from Padmanabhanagar however misplaced in Kanakapura.
Conceding defeat, CM Bommai stated the BJP used to be no longer in a position to make the mark, whilst the Congress did it effectively. His response got here when the Congress used to be main in 128 seats, conveniently crossing the bulk mark of 113, and BJP used to be forward in 66 seats, in keeping with the ECI traits.
Taking to Twitter, Bommai stated, “We settle for the decision of the folk of Karnataka with due recognize. We will be able to take this verdict in our stride. We will be able to analyse and right kind our fault traces and rebuild the birthday celebration and are available again all the way through parliamentary elections.
“In the meantime, BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel stated that he took the accountability for the defeat. “I take accountability for the defeat because the state president. I will be able to paintings responsibly as a excellent opposition birthday celebration within the state,” including, “Yeddyurappa-Basavaraja Bommai ji labored for the total building. We will be able to then again analyze the cause of the setback.”
