Many ministers of the BJP government led by outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had to face defeat. Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde has also lost the election. The ministers who lost the election are Govinda Karjol (Mudhol), Madhuswamy (Chikkanaikanahalli), BC Patil (Hirekerur), Shankar Patil (Navalgund), Halappa Achar (Yelaburga), B Sriramulu (Bellary), K Sudhakar (Chikkaballapura), BC Nagesh. (Tiptur), Murugesh Nirani (Bilgi) and MTB Nagraj (Hoskote).