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Politics
NDA Wins All Four Karnataka MLC Seats, BJP Blames Congress for Defeat
✍️ India Today
🗓 28 Oct 2026, 03:37 PM
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The National Democratic Alliance secured a clean sweep of the four Karnataka Legislative Council seats, while the BJP accused the Congress of causing its loss.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerged victorious in Karnataka's recent Legislative Council elections, winning all four seats up for contest. The result marks a decisive clean sweep for the coalition in the southern state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the NDA's senior partner, highlighted the outcome as a setback for the Indian National Congress, which failed to secure any of the seats. Party leaders publicly held the Congress responsible for the defeat, suggesting strategic missteps and voter disengagement.
Election officials confirmed the results without reporting any irregularities, and the winning candidates are set to take their oaths in the council later this month. The outcome reinforces the NDA's dominance in Karnataka's upper house and may influence upcoming political calculations ahead of future state elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the NDA's senior partner, highlighted the outcome as a setback for the Indian National Congress, which failed to secure any of the seats. Party leaders publicly held the Congress responsible for the defeat, suggesting strategic missteps and voter disengagement.
Election officials confirmed the results without reporting any irregularities, and the winning candidates are set to take their oaths in the council later this month. The outcome reinforces the NDA's dominance in Karnataka's upper house and may influence upcoming political calculations ahead of future state elections.