New Delhi:
Karnataka’s incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has won the seat from Badami but couldn’t secure victory in Chamundeshwari. The Congress leader had a bitter Tuesday as he earned the win in the constituency of Badami by a thin margin of 1,696 votes but lost in Chamundeshwari with a huge margin of 36,042 votes.
GT Deve Gowda from the Janata Dal (Secular) secured 1,21,325 votes in Chamundeshwari while Siddaramaiah pulled off 85,283 votes.
The 69-year-old politician received a tough fight from BJP’s B Sreeramulu in Badami, as the latter got 65,903 votes. The Congress had previously won the seat in 2013.
Siddaramaiah has submitted his resignation to the governor on Tuesday.
.@siddaramaiah submits his resignation to the Governor of #Karnataka #KarnatakaVerdict #KarnatakaResultsWithNewsNation https://t.co/RjAYWtRFS9
— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) May 15, 2018
Ahead of the election, the Congress had announced that Siddaramaiah would contest from both the constituencies. While replying to BJP’s P Muralidhar Rao, the veteran political leader said that the people will decide his fate in both the constituencies.
.@Siddaramaiah जी डर गठकà¥à¤¯à¤¾?
— P Muralidhar Rao (@PMuralidharRao) April 21, 2018
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Leaders with pan Karnataka appeal do not fear any part of the state.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 21, 2018
People will decide my fate in both the constituencies, you don’t worry about it.
But I am happy I taught you to tweet in Kannada! https://t.co/3Yz443H0hX