Bengaluru, Apr 13: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara, who is also home minister of the state, has termed the bypoll results as a mandate for the achievements of chief minister Siddaramaiah-led state government.
The ruling Congress retained its hold over Karnataka, winning Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly seats. Polling for both the seats was held on April 9. The bypolls are considered as prestige battle for the two national parties-BJP and Congress. The results are seen as pointer to the crucial assembly elections to be held next year.
The victory in both the constituencies has raised hopes among the rank and file in the Congress of the high command addressing their demands of an overhaul of the party, which has to face elections in 2018.
BJP leader and former deputy chief minister R Ashoka alleged that the state government misused official mechinary to win the bypolls. "we take the defeat as a challenge to emerge victorious in the assembly polls next year, he said.
"It has hurt us that a senior leader like V Srinivas Prasad should face defeat in Nanjangud contituency. But our aim to secure 150 seats in the next assembly elections remains firm", said Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa.
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