New Delhi (NVI): Of the 15 assembly seats up for grabs at the just concluded bypolls in Karnataka, the ruling BJP won 12 seats. With this win the ruling party has retained its majority in the state assembly.
BS Yediyurappa, the incumbent chief minister, needed to win at least six of those 15 seats to remain in office. It managed to win 12 assembly seats.
The Congress won in two constituencies. JDS supported independent candidate won in one assembly constituency while the JDS suffered the biggest setback as the party failed to win even a single seat.
Conceding defeat Congress leaders Siddaramaiah resigned as the leader of opposition in the state assembly, while Dinesh Gundurao quit as KPCC president.
During the last elections, the Congress had won in 12 of those 15 seats and the JDS has won the remaining three.
