BJP's Sankanur wins Karnataka West Graduates' seat for third time

BJP candidate S.V. Sankanur has won the Karnataka Legislative Council election from the West Graduates' Constituency for a third straight term, defeating Congress's Mohan Limbikai by 9,323 votes. Sankanur got 33,711 first-preference votes to Limbikai's 24,388, while independent Kantakumar R. polled 4,055. Notably, the 10,245 invalid votes exceeded the victory margin.