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BJP wins Belagavi and Basavakalyan, Congress retains Maski in Karnataka bypolls SECTIONS Share Synopsis Belagavi saw a nail biting finish, with former minister of state for railways Suresh Angadi’s wife Mangala who contested on a BJP ticket, defeating Congress’s Satish Jarkiholi with a slender margin of about 2,900 votes (final figures yet to arrive). Belagavi was the strong bastion of the BJP for over two decades and Angadi had won the 2019 Lok Sabha election from this seat with over 390,000 margin. The results of Karnataka bye-elections to three constituencies was a mixed bag for the ruling BJP, as the party lost Maski seat, retained Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency with a thin margin, and wrested Basavakalyan from the Congress with a comfortable margin of over 20,000 votes. ....
The bypolls are likely to be held before March 24 The dates for the bypolls in the Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency and Basavakalyan, Maski and Sindagi assembly segments may be announced soon, but Congress and JD(S) are yet to begin their preparations. The apparent lack of enthusiasm in the opposition has given an advantage to BJP, which has moved quickly. The bypolls are likely to be held before March 24. By now, Congress and JD(S) should have completed two to three rallies to enthuse party workers. Some functionaries believe that the disappointments in previous byelections have sapped the parties of energy. Two rounds of bypolls, covering 17 assembly segments, have been held since BJP formed the government in July 2019. Congress won only two seats, conceding 12 that it held earlier. JD(S) lost all four seats it held. “Candidates are not showing enthusiasm. They don’t want to spend on elections that will give them a term of only two years,” said a Congress functiona ....