Election Results: Long live dynasty politics?

Children of 9 former leader ministers of the state had thrown their hats within the ring, and all of them, barring one, have come out with flying colours. All within the family?

Who stated dynasty politics is out of style? This election noticed a minimum of 9 applicants whose fathers have served the state because the Chief Ministers. While former top minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo HD Deve Gowda fielded two of his sons in three constituencies, former leader minister S Bangarappa’s sons — Madhu Bangarappa and Kumar Bangarappa — fought in opposition to each other from Soraba in Shivamogga.

The former leader ministers’ sons who won the polls include Ajay Singh, son of Dharam Singh, Dinesh Gundu Rao, son of R Gundu Rao, Basavaraj Bommai, son of SR Bommai, Yathindra, son of Siddaramaiah, HD Revanna, HD Kumaraswamy, sons of Deve Gowda.

Former leader minister JH Patel’s son Mahima Patel, the president of JD(U) in Karnataka, was once defeated.


Kumaraswamy and HD Revanna

By fielding two sons, Deve Gowda won three seats for the birthday celebration. It is former minister HD Revanna, who is at all times seen with Deve Gowda greater than HD Kumaraswamy. He won the Holenarasipur Assembly seat in 1994. Since 2004, he has been profitable the seat. HD Revanna controlled to secure 1,08,541 votes, defeating Manjegowda of the Congress, a close aide of leader minister Siddaramaiah. While Revanna was once assured of his win, HD Kumarswamy did not need to take any risk and contested from two constituencies — Ramanagaram and Channapatna. In Ramanagaram, Kumaraswamy secured 92,626 votes, defeating Iqbal Hussain of the Congress and Leelavathi of the BJP who scored 69,990 and 4871 votes respectively. In Channapatna, Kumaraswamy controlled to defeat CP Yogeshwar of the BJP and HM Revanna of the Congress. He secured 87,995 votes, while Yogeeshwara and Revanna secured 66,465 and 30,208 votes.

Mahima did not make it

Chief Minister JH Patel created history by means of talking in Kannada within the Lok Sabha. Patel witnessed turbulent days as the chief minister and the birthday celebration break up into the JD(S) and the JD(U). His son Mahima Patel is the JD(U) Karnataka president. Mahima Patel faced a humiliating defeat after he secured simply three,954 votes from Channagiri constituency. The BJP clinched the seat via K Madalu Virupakshappa who secured 73,794 votes while Vadnal Rajanna from the Congress were given 48,014 votes.

Dinesh Gundu Rao

KPCC operating president and MLA from Gandhinagar constituency, Dinesh Gundu Rao, recorded his 5th victory, defeating AR Sapthagiri Gowda of the BJP.

Ajay Singh

Dr Ajay Singh, son of Dharam Singh, registered his 2d victory by means of defeating Doddappagowda S Patil Naribol from the BJP within the Jevargi constituency of Kalaburagi. He secured 6,8508 votes.

Yathindra @Varuna

Varuna constituency in Mysuru witnessed high-voltage drama ever since election was once declared. Siddaramaiah had scripted two consecutive wins from this constituency previous. During his initial days of campaigning, his son Yathindra did not seem assured or even created controversy by means of being the primary to announce on social media that his father would additionally contest from Badami at the same time as Siddaramaiah stored denying the similar. Yathindra was once quick to deny the similar. Relying closely on his father’s popularity, he controlled to secure 96,435 votes, defeating Thotadappa Basavaraju, a close aide of Union Minister Ananth Kumar.

The battle of Bangarappa brothers

Political analysts had been carefully looking at the motion in Soraba of Shivamogga district. Kumar Bangarappa (BJP), who secured 72,091 votes, defeated his brother Madhu Bangarappa (JD-S) by means of 13, 286 votes. Former Chief Minister S Bangarappa was once recognized for switching events steadily. Bangarappa has to his credit of getting introduced the Karnataka Vikas Party and Karnataka Congress Party, but even so serving the Congress, BJP, Samajawadi and Janata Dal Secular. His son Kumar Bangarappa give up the Congress to sign up for the BJP, making a re-entry to the birthday celebration after almost 13 years.

Basavaraj Bommai

Sitting MLA Basavaraj Bommai recorded a hat-trick win from the Shiggaon Assembly constituency in Haveri by means of securing 83,868 votes. He defeated Sayed Azeempeer Khadri of the Congress, who secured 74, 603 votes.