Channapatna sees impressive voter turnout in assembly bypolls | Shiggaon, Sandur voters go to polls

Voting for the assembly bypolls in Channapata, Shiggaon and Sandur took place today.

In Channapatna, a high-stakes battle is playing out between the Congress and the JD(S)-BJP alliance through their respective candidates, C P Yogeshwar and Nikhil Kumaraswamy.

The results could impact the fortunes of both H D Kumaraswamy and the DK brothers in the state.

Bharath Bommai, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is contesting from Shiggaon, and the Congress is hoping to retain its hold over Sandur.

Sujay BM has all the details of the day’s action.