BJP-JD(S) sweep all four Karnataka MLC seats in setback for Congress

The NDA won all four graduate and teacher seats in Karnataka's Legislative Council polls held on October 23, with the BJP taking three and the JD(S) one. JD(S) candidate A P Ranganath wrested Bengaluru Teachers' from Congress's Puttanna. Congress keeps its majority with 38 members in the 75-seat Upper House, but the Opposition has gained momentum.