<p>The general election in 1991 threw many surprises and one of them was Tumkur. </p><p>The constituency which was considered a Congress bastion till then was won by BJP. </p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All you need to know about India's parliamentary polls.<p>The Rath Yatra of BJP stalwart L K Advani drew the voters in droves so much so that the Congress, though riding on the sympathy wave of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, could not retain the Tumkur seat. </p><p>S Mallikarjunaiah of the BJP defeated Congress’ G S Basavaraju in the elections. Basavaraju, after losing to him multiple times, joined the BJP later.</p>
<p>The general election in 1991 threw many surprises and one of them was Tumkur. </p><p>The constituency which was considered a Congress bastion till then was won by BJP. </p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All you need to know about India's parliamentary polls.<p>The Rath Yatra of BJP stalwart L K Advani drew the voters in droves so much so that the Congress, though riding on the sympathy wave of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, could not retain the Tumkur seat. </p><p>S Mallikarjunaiah of the BJP defeated Congress’ G S Basavaraju in the elections. Basavaraju, after losing to him multiple times, joined the BJP later.</p>