Bypoll results today set to decide fate of Karnataka rebels

The results of 5 December bypolls to 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka will be announced on Monday, 9 December. The outcome will determine the fate of the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government in the state. The bypolls, which were conducted after 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and the JD(S) defected to the BJP, saw a turnout of 66.25 percent.

The 15 seats that went to polls were Yellapur, Ranebennur, Vijayanagara, Yesvantpur, Mahalakshmi Layout, Chikkaballapura, KR Puram, Shivajinagar, KR Pete, Hunsur, Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Hirekerur, and Hoskkote.