Bengaluru, May 5 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said that the outcome of the recent by-elections in two constituencies reflects growing public confidence in the Congress government and signals a potential return to power in 2028.

Addressing reporters at the KPCC office in Bengaluru and later in Kanakapura, Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President, said that the electorate has endorsed the government's governance model and welfare guarantees, adding that the mandate sends a strong political message ahead of the next Assembly polls.

"The people have expressed their trust in us in the by-elections for two constituencies in the state. They have recognised that our g...