Channapatna bypoll election results: See-saw battle between JD(S)’s Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Congress’s P Yogeeshwara in Vokkaliga heartland

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Vote counting is underway in three Karnataka Assembly bypolls, with a close contest in the Channapatna seat. JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy is slightly ahead of Congress’s P Yogeeshwara. The by-election is seen as a battle for the Vokkaliga heartland, with both candidates leveraging their political legacies and community ties.