K'taka CM Siddaramaiah wins Badami seat in state election
Karnataka CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday won the Assembly election from the Badami seat, defeating BJP's B Sreeramulu by a margin of 1,696 votes. Siddaramaiah, who was contesting from two seats, lost the Chamundeshwari seat to JD(S) candidate GT Devegowda by a margin of over 36,000 votes. Vote-counting trends showed no party winning a clear majority.