Updated May 23rd, 2019 at 23:39 IST
2019 Lok Sabha Election Results for Gulbarga, Karnataka: BJP's Umesh Jadhav dethrones Congress' 11-time MP from seat Mallikarjun Kharge
The battle for the seat was crucial for Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge who has won from the seat a total of eleven times. In 2014, the UPA era Union Minister had defeated Revunaik Belamagi from the BJP by winning 50.80 per cent of the votes. But the saffron party fielded Umesh Jadhav, Congress rebel who had joined the BJP this year. As per reports, he was counting on support from the Banjara community.
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The seat is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
The battle for the seat was crucial for Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge who has won from the seat a total of eleven times. In 2014, the UPA era Union Minister had defeated Revunaik Belamagi from the BJP by winning 50.80 per cent of the votes. But the saffron party fielded Umesh Jadhav, Congress rebel who had joined the BJP this year. As per reports, he was counting on support from the Banjara community.
Jadhav won with a margin of 95452 votes against Kharge.
Republic TV had reported extensively about the break-up within the Congress owing to several MLAs hiding out in Mumbai and planning to switch to the BJP. Umesh Jadhav was among those rebel MLAs and later on joined the Congress. Jadhav tendered his resignation on March 4 to Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar and joined the BJP on March 6.
Jadhav was upset with Congress against the alleged dominance by veteran party leader Kharge and his son Priyank Kharge in the region. He was against Priyank Kharge getting Ministerial berth from the region, ahead of several senior Congress leaders including himself. Republic TV had also reported the scoop about Jadhav to be fielded against the senior Congress leader.
Gulbarga went to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23.
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Published May 23rd, 2019 at 23:39 IST