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Karnataka bypolls: CM BS Yediyurappa celebrates with his son BY Vijayendra

9:06 AM

The BJP needs at least six seats in an assembly of 221 seats minus speaker to continue in the government. Its failure to garner the required number of seats may result in another bout of political drama in the southern state.

Speculations were rife about the Congress and JD(S), which had parted ways on a bitter note after the collapse of the Kumaraswamy government, joining hands again and form a coalition government again, though leaders of the two parties have sent mixed signals on such a possibility.

9:01 AM

Karnataka bypoll results LIVE updates: Early trends show BJP leading in 10 seats

Party	Lead	Won
BJP	10
Congress	2
JD(S)	2
Others	1

8:58 AM

Candidates who contested in the Karnataka bypolls

As many as 165 candidates contested the election, though it is, by and large, a triangular fight between the Congress, BJP and the JD(S).

The BJP has fielded 13 of the 16 disqualified legislators, who joined the party after the Supreme Court allowed them to contest the bypolls, as its candidates from the constituencies they had won in the 2018 assembly elections on the Congress and JD(S) tickets.

8:53 AM

Why were Karnataka bypolls necessitated?

These byelections were necessitated due to the disqualification of 17 MLAs. While elections took place in 15 segments, the polls in the two other constituencies -- Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Maski -- will be held later as the matter is sub-judice.

8:49 AM

BJP leading in Vijayanagar seat

8:48 AM

JD(S) leading in K R Pete constituency

8:47 AM

Karnataka bypoll results 2019: BJP leads in 8, Congress 2

Party	Lead	Won
BJP	8
Congress	2
JD(S)	1
Others

8:40 AM

All you need to know about Karnataka bypolls

The elections had taken place at Yellapur, Ranebennur, Vijayanagar, Yashwanthapur, Mahalakshmi Layout, Chikkaballapura, KR Puram, Shivajinagar, KR Pet, Hunsur, Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Hirekerur and Hoskote.

While the overall polling percentage was 67.91, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Hoskote assembly segment (90.9 per cent), whereas the lowest was KR Puram (46.74 per cent).

8:39 AM

Karnataka bypoll results will decide the fate of BJP government in the state

The election results will have a bearing on the future of the four-month-old BJP government, led by B S Yediyurappa, in Karnataka. According to the poll officials, the first set of results may come by 11 am.

8:36 AM