Bengaluru, Oct. 27 -- BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance-backed AP Ranganath on Tuesday won the Bengaluru Teachers' constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Council elections, defeating Congress candidate Puttanna by 908 votes, while BJP candidate SV Sankanur widened his lead over Congress rival Mohan Limbikai in the West Graduates' constituency.
Ranganath secured 10,810 first-preference votes against Puttanna's 9,902, according to reports, marking a change in representation in the Bengaluru Teachers' constituency.
In West Graduates', Sankanur polled 12,613 first-preference votes against Limbikai's 9,057, establishing a lead of 3,556 votes after the second round of counting. Around 28,000 votes had been counted by then, with the counting ...