Bengaluru: Even as the Congress party faced rout in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam Assembly polls, except for Keralam, where it is all set to form the next government along with its alliance partners, the party had some reasons to smile in Karnataka as it managed to retain both Bagalkot and Davanagere South...

Karnataka bypolls: In the Bagalkot Assembly segment, at the end of the second round of counting, Congress candidate Umesh Meti has taken a lead of more than 5,000 votes over BJP candidate Veeranna Charantimath.

Vote counting for Karnataka's Bagalkot and Davanagere South bypolls begins with significant security measures amid high stakes for Congress and BJP.

Congress secures victories in Karnataka bypolls, with Umesh Meti winning Bagalkot and Samarth Mallikarjun winning Davangere South seats by significant margins amid tight competition with BJP.

Counting of votes for bypolls to two assembly constituencies in Karnataka -- Bagalkot and Davanagere South -- will be held on May 4, amid tight security, election officials said Sunday.