While Bharath Reddy got 80,744 votes, Lakshmi Aruna bagged 46,171 votes and Somasekhara Reddy secured 35,491 votes. In Harapanahalli, independent candidate M P Latha Mallikarjun defeated Janardhana Reddy's another brother G Karunakara Reddy (BJP) with a margin of 13,845 votes. It is alleged that the KRPP backed Latha Mallikarjun, who is former deputy chief minister late M P Prakash's daughter.
