Bengaluru : The Election Commission has stated that BJP seems to be leading in the in RR Nagar and Sira Assembly seats of the State. While the results may not have a major impact on the BJP leadership in the State government, the stakes seem to be high for Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa as it would speak volumes about CM’s popularity in the State and among the party members. This comes just days after Yediyurappa exuded confidence and stated that BJP would win the RR Nagar and Sira seats by a huge margin.

The Election Commission (EC) has made elaborate arrangements for the counting. According to the Karnataka Election Commission, counting will start with postal ballots at 8 am and EVMs at 8.30 am. RR Nagar recorded a low voter turnout of 45.24 per cent, while Sira recorded good voter turnout with 82.31 per cent on November 3.

Biennial elections for 4 Council seats were held on October 28 in the Karnataka West Graduates, Karnataka North-East Teachers, Bangalore Teachers and Karnataka South-East Graduates constituencies. In West Graduates, 70.11 per cent voting was recorded, followed by 75 per cent in South-East Graduates, 73.32 per cent in North-East Teachers and 66 per cent in Bangalore Teachers.