Barring some, most of the leaders, who rebelled against their parties to contest on ticket of other parties have failed to impress the electorate and failed in the Karnataka Assembly election.
Among the party-hoppers, former Deputy Chief Minister Laxam Savadi stands out as he managed to win the election with a huge margin of 76,122 votes in Athani. Mr. Savadi had quit the party opposing BJP giving ticket to Mahesh Kumathalli, MLA.
Similarly, K.M. Shivalinge Gowda of the JD(S) who quit the party to contest on Congress ticket has won by a margin of 20,177 votes in Arsikere. BJP rebel N.R. Santosh, who contested on JD(S) ticket, ended up in second position here.
