Karnataka Byelection Results: BJP Loses CM Bommai's Home Turf Hangal To Congress, Wrests Sindgi

The by-poll in Hangal in the Haveri district was held to fill up the vacancy after the demise of CM Udasi

KPCC President Dk Shivakumar. (Image: ANI)

Chennai: Congress wrestled tough in Hangal, which is a town in the home district of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, to register a victory by over 7,000 votes. While Congress' Srinivas Mane had secured 87,490 votes, Shivaraj Sajjanar could get 80,117 votes. BJP's Ramesh Bhusanur clinched a big win in Sindgi.

"One was a BJP seat (Hangal) and one was a JD(S) seat (Sindgi). The JD(S) seat has been snatched by the BJP, while Congress took the BJP seat away from them. But these results are a message to the nation about the people's lack of faith in the BJP," said KPCC President DK Shivakumar on Tuesday as quoted by the Swarajya.

Let us go by the wishes of the people of Karnataka...They are looking towards change: Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Congress winning Hangal Assembly seat#BypollResults2021 pic.twitter.com/Pd46UYb0u9

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

The by-poll in Hangal in the Haveri district was held to fill up the vacancy after the demise of CM Udasi. In Hangal, instead of giving a ticket to CM Udasi's family member, BJP fielded Sajjanar which was speculated that the decision was against the wishes of the party's top brass -- BS Yeddiyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai-- in the state.

However, after the loss in the Hangal byelection, CM Bommai stated that the setback is taken seriously and he will work towards making the North Karnataka district a BJP's stronghold.

Meanwhile, Bhusanur made a comfortable victory with 31,185 votes in Sindgi over his closest rival Ashok Managuli of Congress. While BJP secured 93,865 votes, Managuli got 62,680 votes.