Counting of votes has begun for the biennial election to the Karnataka Legislative Council's 25 seats from 20 Local Authorities' constituencies. The results of the polls will have a bearing on the power equation in the Upper House of the State Legislature. So far, the BJP has clinched the Kodagu local bodies constituency with Suja Kushalappa emerging victorious. Stay tuned to
As BJP has a large number of members supported by it in the Gram Panchayats of Kodagu district, the BJP will win the Legislative Council elections from the local bodies constituency, said MLA K G Bopaiah.
The parties indulged in allegations and counter charges on the issue, as the ruling BJP accused the opposition of nepotism in selection of their candidates. The Congress hit back, asking the BJP to have a look into its own list first.
The announcement of candidates by the three major political parties in Karnataka for next month's Legislative Council polls has sparked a "nepotism debate".