Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) added one more to its tally of 104 MLAs after the victory of an MLA in the 2019 Assembly By-Election.

The statistical election report released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) confirms the claim.

The statistical election report released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) confirms the claim.The document downloaded from ECI (List of Successful Candidates) states that BJP had won 104 seats in the legislative assembly election 2018 for MLAs in Karnataka. The report published by Deccan Chronicle news article mentions Dr Avinash Jadhav won the Chincholi Assembly by-polls in 2019 with a margin of 8,030 votes by representing Bharatiya Janata Party. The ECI 2019 - Karnataka Result Status shows Jadhav had won from Chincholi constituency, further making BJP get 105 seats across Karnataka.

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