Bengaluru, Dec 9 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, had made a strong inroad into the Opposition bastions, by bagging a majority of as many as 12 of its candidates, were declared elected among the 15 constituencies, at the end of the counting of votes here on Monday.

While the BJP had won, Athani, Kagawada, Gokak, Vijayanagara, Hirekerur, Ranebennur, K R Puram, K R Pet, Yallapura, Chikkaballapura, Mahalakshmi Layout and Yeshvanthpur Assembly seats, the Opposition Congress had bagged the Shivajinagar and Hunasuru and the lone independent candidate had bagged the Hosakote, seat.