Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 2 (ANI): As the BJP won the Sindgi Assembly seat with over 30,000 margins in the recently concluded Assembly by-election, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa said the party did not expect to win the seat with such a huge number of votes.

Speaking to ANI, Yediyurappa said, "We have won Sindgi Assembly seat by 30,000 margins. We never expected to win with such a huge margin. Our defeat in Hangal will be discussed in the party meeting.

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He further claimed, "The BJP would win 140 seats in the 2023 Assembly elections."

BJP's Bhusanur Ramesh Balappa defeated Congress candidate Ashok Mallappa Managuli by a margin of 31,185 votes in Sindgi. On the other hand, Congress' Mane Shrinivas won the Hangal constituency, defeating his BJP rival Shivaraj Sharanappa Sajjanar, by a margin of 7,373 votes. (ANI)

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