BJP makes remarkable comeback in Karnataka, wins 17 seats


 
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
With PTI Inputs
 
Bangalore, May 16: In a remarkable comeback since it lost power in the Karnataka Assembly polls last year, the BJP today bagged 17 Lok Sabha seats out of 28, while Congress could manage only 9.
 
The JD(S) won two seats - in Hassan where former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda raced ahead with a victory margin of over one lac votes; and in Mandya, where C S Puttaraju defeated actress-politician Ramya of Congress.
 
 
BJP's Nalin Kumar Kateel trounced former KPCC chief B Janardhana Poojary by 1,43,709 votes in Dakshina Kannada constituency. BJP's Anantkumar Hegde and B Sreeramulu won the Uttara Kannada and Bellary seats, respectively.
 
Sriramulu, once a close aide of mining baron B Janardhana Reddy, won from Bellary. He had joined the BJP ahead of elections leaving behind the BSR Congress which he had founded after deserting the saffron party two years before.
 
In the keenly watched bitter contest in Bangalore South, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani lost to BJP's Ananth Kumar, by over two lac votes.
 
"I concede defeat and congratulate Ananth Kumar for his performance in this poll," Nilekani, the face of UPA's flagship Aadhar programme said, even as the counting was underway.
 
BJP established its foothold in two other constituencies in Bangalore -- North and Central. Former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda won handsomely, garnering 7,18,326 votes in Bangalore North, while in Bangalore Central, P C Mohan secured victory with a margin of over 1.2 lac votes.
 
Union Minister M Veerappa Moily, who was trailing in the initial rounds, made some recovery and was leading by 7,626 votes in Chikkaballapur.
 
In Gulbarga, railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge won 5,07193 votes, with BJP's Revunaik Belamagi coming second with 4,32,460 votes.
 
Veerappa Moily managed to hold on to his Chikkaballapur seat, by defeating BJP's Bache Gowda by a margin of under 9,520 votes.
 
Journalist-turned politician Pratap Simha won the Mysore seat for BJP, garnering over 5 lac votes.
 
BJP strongman and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was unstoppable as he won by a whooping margin of over 3,62,000 votes in his bastion of Shimoga against Congress' Manjunath Bhandary.
 
The results are heartwarming for the BJP which was downcast after it suffered a humiliating defeat in the 2013 May Assembly polls, when it lost its first ever party government in the South.
 
Aam Aadmi Party failed to open its account in the state.
 
 
 
 
  

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  • AK JAIN, Shimoga/Bangalore

    Sat, May 17 2014

    Haa... 2 seats less than 2009. It shows BJP won, but modi failed in Karnataka. what a shame on Modi... from the past it is eveident that Kannadigas will not allow same Govt. in the State and Central both. So, as Congress is in the state, they voted for BJP in the central.

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  • Jagdish, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Sun, May 18 2014

    AK JAIN, Shimoga/Bangalore what shame you are talking for BJP. BJP did a good come back after loosing badly in the last assembly elections. The shame should be for congress where it didnt even open the account in 17 states/UT of our country.

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  • Az , Dxb/Udupi

    Sat, May 17 2014

    Feel pity on common people in photo enjoying the victory on other side white dressed gentlemen will enjoy for next five years

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  • Shashi Shetty, santhoor/ manipal

    Sat, May 17 2014

    This is an answer for Siddhu's appeasement politics. Every move a govt. takes a partial decsion to appease their Vote Bank.. counter polarisation will happen. It is not good for the country. My humble request for all the parties including the one I vote for which is BJP is to follow the tenants of of constitution and run the govt. Make the policies for he betterment of all the citizens of the country and not for any one caste, sect, race, color, creed, gender, faith, religion, corner. Uplift the down trodden, educuate the citizens, nourish the unnourished, protect the weak and have the mantra of country first. This is the only country we as Indians of any caste or religion can live with respect. Mr. Siddaramaih Sir, learn from your mistakes.. we want congress party which have won us the indepence. dont destroy it as you and likes of your kind have successfuly done from 1984. Run the govt for all the people. One sect of people cannot keep you in power for ever.

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  • AK JAIN, Bangalore

    Mon, May 19 2014

    Siddhu is doing wonderful job as CM when it compared to Hopless govt did by BJP for past 5 years. If your are still saying Yeddy & co. has done better job then Siddhu... then nimagido nanna pranamagalu.

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  • Rakesh Dsouza, Mangalore, Dubai

    Sat, May 17 2014

    Finally Indian voters gave license to NDA and BJP to loot them for next 5 years.

    Congress led UPA has done the same for the last 10 years.

    All the best for NDA and better luck next time to UPA.

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  • DITHESH POOJARY, KUDLA

    Sat, May 17 2014

    YES UR RIGHT LIKE A K 47 OH SORRY A K ANTHONY

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, May 17 2014

    Flop artists are BACK...

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  • Anand, Mumbai

    Sat, May 17 2014

    swamy ..

    Adige biddaroo... moogu mele annuva jayamaana....

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  • Gurudath, M'lore/Mumbai

    Fri, May 16 2014

    This was expected. In fact if Karnataka BJP had really popular leaders they could have got even more seats in this Modi wave.

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  • Bhat V P, Mangalore/USA

    Fri, May 16 2014

    Huge win for Yeddi, Sriramulu, Anantha, Bethale Pratap Gowda says the mentality of our Karnataka people. Jai Karnataka

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, May 16 2014

    If a loosing MLA get elected as MP it is as good as SSC failed candidate passing in Graduation exams...

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  • Matthew, Nitte

    Fri, May 16 2014

    Devegowda and his clan should keep their promise and leave the country asap.

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  • Shivappa, Mangalore

    Sat, May 17 2014

    Not to forget that fowl mouth Ananthmoorthy
    he may be hiding in a rat hole

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  • Ramakrishna. K. , Mangalore

    Fri, May 16 2014

    Devegowda had proclaimed publicly that he will leave this country if Modi becomes PM. Please let us know when he is leaving India once for all, so that we can arrange a grand farewell.
    Gowdaji Bon Voyage.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, May 16 2014

    We hope our state will get 5 ministerial berths including Ananth, DVS, Joshi.

    I hope Railways come to a kannadiga.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sat, May 17 2014

    Dinesh Poojari,

    Already lobbies are started and DVS/BSY/with associated dashed to Delhi.Anathu and probably BSY will get the post.But BSY's court case may come in between and may be DVS will snatch the chair!!!

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  • vittal poojary, Muniyal/Mangalore

    Sun, May 18 2014

    Dear Ismail
    Pl do not worry about the administration.Mr.Modi is capable leader ever seen in Indian politics knows how to manage his team and our main goal is development of India
    there will not be room for any cheap politics like congress govt

    Jai Bharath
    Dear All congress supporters:
    be constructive and join the Mr.Modi in development our Nation

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  • Milan, Dubai

    Fri, May 16 2014

    due to corrpupt congress, more than 90% muslims vote for BJP

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  • Rajesh shetty, Mlore shj

    Fri, May 16 2014

    This news is for those pseudo seculars who pretend to be sleeping and ignoring Modi wave. They were saying that there are some states where BJP can't open account. But Modi ensured that even congress the self proclaimed grand old party drew almost blank in 7 states. That is modi tsunami my friends. Pretend to wake up now. Defeat of corrupt communal congress and win for democracy.

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