Karnataka bypoll results: Counting of votes begins  

BengaluruThe counting of votes for the Karnataka’s bye-elections held on December 5 in 15 Assembly constituencies began on Monday.

“Vote count in all the 15 Assembly segments began at 8:00 a.m. at 11 centres, including three in Bengaluru for four urban seats. Postal ballots are counted first, followed by counting of votes in EVMs,” Election Commission official G. Jadiyappa told IANS here.

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The results of the bye-elections are crucial for the four-month-old Bharatiya Janata Party government in the southern state, as the ruling party requires at least seven seats in the 223-member Assembly for a simple majority, with 112 as the halfway mark.

(IANS)