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Congress-JD-S to take on BJP in Karnataka by-pollsRepresentation imagesBengaluru: Continuing their coalition alliance in Karnataka, Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) together will fight the BJP in the ensuing by-elections to three Lok Sabha seats and two Assembly segments on November 3. In the 28 Lok Sabha seats from the southern state, BJP has 15, Congress 9 and JD-S 1, with three vacant, and in the 224-member Assembly, BJP has 104, Congress 79 and JD-S 36 seats. Sons of three former Chief Ministers of the southern state are in the fray for the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat in Shivamogga district. Shivarame Gowda against BJP nominee Siddaramaiah for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat. For the by-election to three Lok Sabha seats, Congress is contesting from Ballari seat and is supporting JD-S candidates in the other two constituencies — Shivamogga and Mandya..