Congress wins all the three assembly by-polls in Karnataka. It is in trailing state in Maharashtra but it has won all assembly by-polls seat in Karnataka. The three seats includes-Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna.
Congress sweeps the all assembly by-poll seats in Karnataka. Congress candidate from Shiggaon assembly by-poll has defeated the son of former Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai, Bharath Bommai. On the other seat Sandur, Congress candidate Annapoorna defeted BJP’s Bangara Hanumantha.
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Congress’s CP Yogeshwara won the Channapatna assembly by-poll seat by defeating JD(S) candidate and HD Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
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Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar calls it a message from people. He also mentioned that, "I don't say it is a defeat of Bharath Bommai (BJP candidate from Shiggaon), its a message from the people for what his father did."
He reacted on party's performance in the assembly by polls by saying, "Only two things work - development and guarantees. It is a message from the people that allegations should stop and concentration should be on work. This is the beginning and will come back to power in 2028."
The by-poll is held in 15 states, which includes 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats.