News updates: IMD predicts heavy rainfall coupled with thunder and lightning in coastal Karnataka for next three days

Two persons who had gone on a trip to Yerugundi falls in Dakshina Kannada district were killed when lightning struck them, police sources said on Tuesday. Three others who accompanied them also suffered injuries in the lightning during heavy rains that pounded the area on Monday evening. The injured have been hospitalised, the sources said. Meanwhile, the meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall coupled with thunder and lightning in coastal Karnataka in the next three days. A yellow alert has been issued for Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts for November 3 and 5 and an orange alert on November 4 (PTI)

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the defeat of the BJP candidate in Hangal assembly bypoll is actually the defeat of CM Basavaraj Bommai as the constituency falls in his home constituency. In the October 30 bypolls to two assembly constituencies, counting for which was held today, the BJP's Ramesh Bhusanur won the Sindagi seat while in Hangal, which is in CM's home district Haveri, Congress candidate Srinivas Mane won the election defeating BJP's Shivaraj Sajjanar. (PTI)

In what is being seen as a bittersweet result for the ruling BJP and chief minister Basavaraj Bommai in Karnataka, the saffron party has won the Sindgi assembly segment, but lost the Hangal seat to Congress, in the bypolls held on October 30.According to results announced by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, Ramesh Bhusanur of BJP won in Sindgi seat by a margin of 31,185 votes, by securing 93,865 votes, while his closest rival Congress' Ashok Managuli secured 62,680 votes.

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Chief minister Basavaraja Bommai stated that in the Hanagal byelection, party candidates didn’t get votes at the expected level. However, he made it clear that he has taken this setback seriously and all the corrections required will be done.

In what is being seen as a bittersweet result for the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the saffron party has won the Sindgi assembly segment, while it is trailing behind the Congress in Hangal. The Election Commission of India has declared results for Sindgi, while it is yet to be officially declared for Hangal. Both assembly segments had gone for bypolls on October 30.According to results announced by the Election Commission of India, Ramesh Bhusanur of BJP has won in Sindgi seat by a margin of 31,185 votes, by securing 93,865 votes, while his closest rival Congress' Ashok Managuli has secured 62,680 votes.In Hangal, Congress' Srinivas Mane is leading by a margin of 7,272 votes, securing 83,514 votes so far, while his closest rival Shivaraj Sajjanar of BJP has secured 76,242 votes.JD(S)' Naziya Shakeel Ahmed Angadi from Sindgi and Niyaz Shaikh from Hangal are in a distant third position by securing 4,353 and 870 votes respectively.An estimated 69.47 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Sindgi assembly constituency, while it was 83.76 per cent in Hangal segment during October 30 voting.A total of 19 candidates were in the fray in the two constituencies, including six from Sindgi and 13 from Hangal. Two candidates from Sindgi were women.The by-election was necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the death of Sindgi JD(S) legislator M C Managuli and BJP's C M Udasi from Hangal.This was the first major electoral challenge for CM Basavaraj Bommai after taking charge. Retaining Hangal, where BJP is trailing, was considered even more important to him, as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segment. (PTI)

Congress - 62,680BJP - 93,865JDS - 4,353BJP candidate Ramesh Bhusanur leads with 31,185 votes.

BJP - 80, 117Congress - 87,490JD(S) - 927 Congress candidate Srinivas Mane won by 7,373 votes.

Congress - 87,113BJP - 79515JDS - 921Congress candidate Shrinivas Mane leads by 7,598 votes.

Congress gets 73,450 votes, BJP 66,622 votes and JD(S) 762 votes.

BJP gets 93,865 votes, JD(S) 4,353 votes and Congress 62,680 votes.

Congress gets 64,489, BJP 57,682 votes, JD(S) 692 votes.

BJP gets 92,582 votes, Congress 61,735 votes and JD(S) 4,248.

BJP gets 84,650 votes, Congress 56,487 votes and JD(S) 3,729 votes.

Congress gets 50,637 votes, BJP 44,178 votes and JD(S) 523 votes.