Karnataka: Boost for oppn as Cong-JD(S) wins 4-1
Congress wrested the prestigious Ballari Lok Sabha seat which has been in the grip of BJP since 2004 without a break. Ballari is the 10th Lok Sabha seat that BJP held in 2014 but has now lost in subsequent bypolls, reducing its tally in the House from 282 to 272. The results are a leg up for opposition unity.