Karnataka Legislative Council polls: Congress wins five amid cross voting, while BJP wins two

Cross-voting by 11 MLAs, big Congress win: Karnataka MLC polls expose NDA cracks; BJP says 'no forgiveness'

Congress won 5 of 7 Karnataka MLC seats through cross-voting by 6 BJP and 4-8 JD(S) lawmakers defecting from the NDA coalition. The defections expose NDA fractures, with BJP vowing no forgiveness and signaling governance instability ahead.