Bengaluru: Several incumbent ministers of the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government and the Assembly Speaker lost the elections, the results of which were declared Saturday.
They include B Sriramulu, K Sudhakar, JC Madhuswamy, Govind Karjol, MTB Nagaraj and KC Narayana Gowda aside from Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri.
Kageri lost to Bhimanna Naik of Congress in Sirsi seat. Sriramulu, the Transport Minister, was defeated by B Nagendra of Congress in Ballari by nearly 29,300 votes.
Health Minister K Sudhakar lost to Pradeep Eshwar (Congress) in Chikkaballapura while Law & Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Maduswamy was defeated by CB Suresh Babu of JD(S) in Chikkanayakanahalli.
PTI
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