Opposition sweeps all 4 seats in Karnataka MLC polls; Congress loses Bengaluru Teachers' Constituency

In the Karnataka MLC polls, the Congress lost the elections to four seats. The JD(S) wrested the Bengaluru Teachers' Constituency from the Congress, while the BJP retained three seats. In the Bengaluru Teachers' Constituency, JD(S) candidate A P Ranganath defeated sitting Congress MLC Puttanna by a margin of 908 votes. The BJP candidate K M Suresh won the South-East Graduates' Constituency against Congress nominee Shashi Hulikunte Mutt.