Counting of votes in crucial Karnataka bypolls today

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Counting of votes in crucial Karnataka bypolls today

Monday, 09 December 2019 | PTI | Bengaluru

The future of the four-month-old BS Yedyurappa-led BJP Government in Karnataka will be clear on Monday when the counting of votes in the crucial by-elections to 15 Assembly constituencies is taken up.

The counting of votes polled in the December 5 polls, which saw a voter turnout of  67.91 per cent, will begin at 8 am in 11 centres and all the results were most likely to be out by the afternoon, election officials said.

The bypolls were held to fill the vacancies caused by the disqualification of 17 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs, whose revolt led to collapse of the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition Government in July and paved the way for BJP to come to power.

Twelve of the 15 seats were held by the Congress and three by JD(S).

The outcome of the bypoll, which recorded 67.91 per cent polling, is crucial for

BJP, which needs to win at least six seats to remain in majority.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had won the

confidence motion on July 29 after the effective strength of the 225—member Assembly (including the Speaker who has a casting vote) came down to 208 and the majority mark to 105, equivalent of BJP’s current strength, following the disqualifications.

The Assembly will still have two vacant seats, where bypolls were not due to pending litigations in high court.

As of now, the BJP has 105 MLAs (including an independent), the Congress 66 and the JD(S) 34. Besides, there is one BSP member, a nominated MLA and the Speaker.

All arrangements, including security, have been made for the counting of votes. Prohibitory orders restricting assembly of people around the counting centre and activities that could disturb law and order have been clamped, police said.

With exit polls by local news channels and agencies predicting BJP getting a clear majority winning 9-12 of the 15 seats, the ruling party leaders are confident the government would complete its term.

On the eve of counting, Yediyurappa told reporters here that his party would win at least 13 seats.

“We will complete our term. Even people have the same expectations

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