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BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said the JDS-Congress coalition government would show its strength by winning the upcoming bypolls and claimed that the BJP was set to "lose its face. Our coalition government will gain more strength by winning in all the five places. "Battle lines have been drawn for the by-elections taking place on November 3 for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Mandya, Shivamogga and Ballari and two assembly constituencies of Ramanagara and Jamakhandi. "There is no personal ego involved and everybody is working together. BJP is set to lose its face," Parameshwara told reporters.Flagging off buses to Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur to mark the anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, architect of the Indian constitution, embracing Buddhism along with his followers, the deputy chief minister said Congress and JD(S) have unanimously decided the candidates for the elections.The state government has arranged 23 Airavat Volvo buses from Karnataka to Nagpur to take part in the celebrations..