Karnataka by-election results updates: In his letter to Sonia Gandhi, Siddaramaiah expressed regret for not being able to give 'satisfactory results'
The Congress, which held 12 of the 15 seats where byelections were held on December five, won only two, in a huge set-back to the opposition party
The BJP's good show in 12 seats comes as a morale booster for the saffron party after it's setback in Maharashtra
For the record, the Congress-JD(S) alliance won two of the three Lok Sabha seats that went to polls, and both the assembly seats
Karnataka by-elections are being held in Bellary (ST), Mandya and Shimoga Lok Sabha seats and Jamakhandi and Ramanagara assembly seats. Track LIVE updates here
The alliance won parliamentary seats in Ballari and Mandya and assembly seats in Jamkhandi and Ramanagara