All eyes on bypoll results today
Congress are favourites to win the election under leadership of D.K. Shivakumar
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-08-25 04:27 GMT
Bellary/Shimoga: All arrangements have been made for counting the votes cast in the by-elections held to Bellary (ST), Shikaripur and Chikkodi-Sadalga constituencies. Bellary deputy commissioner and District Election Officer Mr Sameer Shukla said counting will start at 8 am on Monday.
“If everything goes as per schedule, the results could be announced by 11.30 am,” he said. Of the three constituencies, Congress had won Chikkodi-Sadalga and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shikaripur and Bellary (ST) in 2013. In Bellary, betting on the poll results is in full swing. This time, the majority of punters have placed their faith in the Congress rather than BJP as the Congress under the leadership of energy minister D.K. Shivakumar has left no stone unturned to win the seat.