After a long gap of nine years, the ruling BJP is set for a clear majority in the Karnataka legislative council. The BJP and opposition Congress registered wins in one teachers’ constituency each in the biennial election to the council for which results were declared on Wednesday, while counting of votes for two graduates’ seats will take place today. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
Counting for the Northwest Graduate and South Graduate constituencies is still on and results are likely to be out today as no candidate crossed the halfway mark during the counting of the first preference votes.
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This will facilitate the saffron party to see through crucial bills like the anti-conversion bill, which has been stuck in the upper house for the past six months for want of numbers. The part y had been forced to take the ordinance route as it lacked a majority.
Set for victory in two constituencies, the ruling party’s tally is expected to go up to 39, well past the majority mark of 38 in the 75-member Karnataka legislative council.
The JD(S) is set to draw a blank as it was relegated to third place in the South Graduate constituency, which it was expected to win considering that it was its stronghold in the Old Mysuru region.
BJP set for majority in Karnataka council after gap of 9 long yrs
After a long gap of nine years, the ruling BJP is set for a clear majority in the Karnataka legislative council. The BJP and opposition Congress registered wins in one teachers’ constituency each in the biennial election to the Council for which results were declared on Wednesday, while counting of votes is under way for two graduates’ seats in which both national parties are leading in one each.