<p>BJP's national general secretary CT Ravi and four-time MLA , who lost the Chikmagalur seat to former party colleague H D Thammaiah has said the loss in the election is the candidates' personal loss and not that of the party ideology. Ravi lost to Thammaiah who had crossed over to the Congress in February. a</p>.<p>Tweeting about the election result, Ravi accepted defeat and thanked the party workers for their support. </p>.<p>He said the party will introspect in the coming days and rectify their mistakes. "Our efforts to build a Suvarna Karnataka will continue," Ravi said. </p>
<p>BJP's national general secretary CT Ravi and four-time MLA , who lost the Chikmagalur seat to former party colleague H D Thammaiah has said the loss in the election is the candidates' personal loss and not that of the party ideology. Ravi lost to Thammaiah who had crossed over to the Congress in February. a</p>.<p>Tweeting about the election result, Ravi accepted defeat and thanked the party workers for their support. </p>.<p>He said the party will introspect in the coming days and rectify their mistakes. "Our efforts to build a Suvarna Karnataka will continue," Ravi said. </p>