Karnataka By-Election 2018 Results Live Updates: Congress-JDS Alliance Takes Huge Lead In 4 Seats

NEW DELHI: The Congress-JDS alliance has taken huge leads in four out of five seats that went to bypolls. The alliance is leading in Ballari and Mandya parliamentary seats. It is also leading in Jamkhandi and Ramanagara assembly seats. The BJP is leading in Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency. Congress leader P Chidambaram has reacted to the alliance's performance, saying the coalition has delivered.

Out of the three parliamentary constituencies, the BJP held two, while the JDS one. The BJP holds Shivamogga, which is a stronghold of its state chief BS Yeddyurappa.

It is a matter of prestige for both the BJP and the ruling Congress-JDS alliance after the assembly election in the state. It was a loss of face for the BJP as the Congress and JDS entered a late alliance to deprive it from forming the government despite being the single largest party. The good performance in bypolls is a boost for the ruling Congress-JDS alliance in the state, which was facing questions of longevity.