BJP will win all three bye-elections in Karnataka: Jagadish Shettar

Dharwad (Karnataka) [India], October 27 : Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagadish Shettar on Saturday expressed confidence of his party's victory in the upcoming by-elections to Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna assembly constituencies.
Speaking to ANI, BJP MP Shettar said, "In Karnataka BJP is three by-election... Looking at the MUDA scams and Valmiki corporation scam, every day this government's image is coming down and Siddaramaiah's image is also coming down. So all three by-elections BJP is going to win."
By-polls for Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna assembly segments will be held on November 13 and the results will be announced on November 23
Notably, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy's son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, will be contesting the Karnataka by-polls from the Channapatna seat. He will be contesting against Congress CP Yogeshwara.
After filing his nomination Nikhil Kumaraswamy told ANI that he was hopefully the people will give him a chance.
"Since I have been stating in the last couple of days whatever developments have taken place, it is NDA's decision. They have made me the candidate. The party workers are really confident and even during HD Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy ji's tenure they have done a lot for the district so I am sure hopefully the people will give me a chance," Nikhil Kumaraswamy told ANI.
Earlier on Friday, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed confidence in his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy's victory in the upcoming by-election.
"The voters of Channapatna and even common man, they are with JD(S)-NDA. There is no doubt that the affection which they have been showing for the last 40 years, will continue," HD Kumaraswamy told ANI.
He also told ANI that BJP-JD(S) alliance will win all 3 seats in the upcoming by-polls.
"The party workers and leaders have taken it (this bypoll) as a challenge. We are going to win all the 3 seats (in the by-polls)," HD Kumaraswamy said.