The support from the JD(S) could help increase the Congress tally from 78, as declared on 15 May, to 80 after the party recently won the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency, and increase the tally of the coalition to over 120. Elections in Jayanagar assembly constituency was countermanded after BJP candidate and sitting legislator, B.N. The JD(S) decision to lend its support to the Congress comes almost a week after the new post-poll partners decided to go it alone in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency. The BJP won 104 seats, the Congress got 78 and the JD(S) won 38, which includes one from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), with which it had a pre-poll alliance. Despite being the bigger party, Congress extended support to the JD(S) and gave the chief minister’s portfolio to the regional party.

Source: Mint June 05, 2018 16:04 UTC