BJP defector Jagdish Shettar, who lost to the BJP in Hubblli-Dharwad Central seat, said the ruling party has paid a price in both Kittur-Karnataka and Kalyan Karnataka because of the insults it heaped on the Lingayat community. Opposition leader Siddaramaiah called the result a mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda. “The PM came to Karnataka 20 times. No PM in the past campaigned like this,” he said.
