No Modi wave in Karnataka, says KPCC president G Parameshwarappa

No Modi wave in Karnataka, says KPCC president G Parameshwarappa

Bengaluru: The ruling Congress on Thursday retained the two assembly segments of Nanjangud (SC) and Gundlupet in Karnataka by winning both the seats.

In the prestigious Nanjangud constituency, ruling party's candidate K. Keshavamurthy defeated his nearest rival Srinivasa Prasad of the BJP by a margin of 21,334 votes.

The bye-election was necessitated due to Congress lawmaker V Srinivasa Prasad quitting Congress protesting dropping him from Siddaramaiah's Cabinet. Prasad was Minister for Revenue in Siddaramaiah's Cabinet. Srinivasa Prasad quit Congress on October 17, 2016 and joined BJP on January 2, 2017.