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Karnataka and UP MLC results give BJP sweep and opposition gains

The BJP alliance swept Karnataka's four seats, but Samajwadi Party gains in Uttar Pradesh complicate the picture ahead of the state's 2027 Assembly election.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 30 Oct 2026, 8:14 am UTC

Chapters · 3

  1. 1BJP and JD(S) Sweep All Four Karnataka Legislative Council Seats
  2. 2BJP-JD(S) Alliance Sweeps Karnataka Council Polls as Congress Wins No Seats
  3. 3Karnataka and UP MLC results give BJP sweep and opposition gains

Key moments · 13

Karnataka holds voting for four Legislative Council seats

NDTV Top Stories ↗

Counting preparations point to potentially late official results

The Hindu ↗

Counting begins in the North-East Teachers' constituency

The Hindu — Karnataka ↗

Congress loses key Bengaluru seat in ballot paper election

India Today ↗

Akhilesh alleges counting delays and seeks election intervention

Indian Express ↗

Modi taunts Congress over ballot papers after defeat

Business Line - Home ↗

Shivakumar says Congress will review voters' message

Business Line - Home ↗

Modi makes ballot remark as Congress draws blank

Indian Express ↗

NDA completes sweep of all four Karnataka seats

The Indian Express ↗

SP claims victory in Lucknow graduates' constituency

Times now ↗

NDTV reports BJP six wins and SP three

NDTV India ↗

Times Now confirms BJP-JD(S) Karnataka clean sweep

Times now ↗

Newer report highlights Congress Nagpur and SP Varanasi wins

Times of India India ↗

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    News
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  1. Karnataka MLC polls: Congress loses key Bengaluru seat despite ballot paper voting
    India Today
  2. Akhilesh alleges deliberate delay in UP MLC vote counting, asks CEC to step in
    Indian Express
  3. Akhilesh Yadav Alleges Deliberate Delay in UP MLC Vote Counting, Demands Transparency From EC; BJP Hits Back
    Times now
  4. Karnataka Council elections: Counting of votes begins for North-East Teachers’ constituency
    The Hindu — Karnataka
  5. MLC Polls: Counting Underway In 4 States; Karnataka, Bihar, Maharashtra, UP In Focus
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1 article

  1. Stage set for counting of votes in Karnataka Council polls on October 27
    The Hindu