NDA alliance wins four MLC seats in Bengaluru; BJP attributes success to JD-BJP alliance

Following the NDA alliance winning all four seats in the MLC elections, the BJP posted on Facebook, stating that 'whether it is a ballot paper or EVM, the people's choice is clear.' BJP attributed the success to the JD-BJP alliance, noting that in the Bengaluru Teachers' Constituency, JDS's A.P. Ranganath was ahead of Congress's Puttanna in the first round by about 200 votes, but managed to win by a margin of about 1,000 first-preference votes after the fourth round. B.K. Hariprasad stated that in the largest Southeast Graduate Constituency, BJP's K.M. Suresh defeated Congress's Shashi Hulikuntemath by a large margin of about 24,000 votes. S.V. Sankanur won in the West Graduate Constituency by a margin of over 9,000 votes. BJP's Shashil Namoshi Sharanappa defeated Mattur again in the Northeast Teachers' Constituency. The article mentions that Congress's party media head and former MLC member Ramesh Babu defended the results, and Priyank Kharge stated that the elections have been held in these constituencies for the last 30–40 years.