Karnataka by-polls: How the BJP’s vote share has collapsed

Bengaluru, Nov 8: The ruling coalition of the JD(S) and Congress was all smiles after it handed out a 4:1 defeat to the BJP in the recently concluded Karnataka by-elections. The coalition snatched Ballary from the BJP after over a decade and this has been seen as a major victory for the two parties.

The bigger worry for the BJP was that there was an erosion of its vote share. Here is a breakdown of the vote share.