New Delhi: The opposition Congress in Karnataka has trounced the ruling BJP by successful 120 out of the 263 wards in 10 native our bodies throughout eight districts that went to the polls on April 27.
Surprisingly, even the Janata Dal (S) carried out higher than the BJP by successful 66 seats as in opposition to the saffron get together`s 57 seats.
While the BJP has been in a position to retain the Madikeri City Council, the Congress retained the Ballari City Corporation, in addition to successful the Bidar City Council.
Last time in Bidar, the Congress in coalition with the JD(S) had retained the Ramangar City Council, in addition to trouncing BJP within the Bhadravati City Council and the Teerthahalli Town Council in Shivamogga district.
After a protracted hole, the Congress has now trounced JD(S) within the Beluru City Council in Hassan, which is taken into account to be a stronghold of JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda’s household.
The Congress additionally gained the Gudibande Town Panchayat, the place the BJP drew a clean.
In the Madikeri Town Municpal, the Congress put up a below-par efficiency, managing to win solely one of many 23 seats, whereas the SDPI gained 5 seats there.
The BJP`s efficiency in Shivamogga, which is the house district of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurapa and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Okay.S. Eshwarappa, was far under par, because it managed to win solely 4 of the 34 seats.
The elections to the Bhadravathi Town Municipal Corporation had gained significance after native Congress MLA B. Okay. Sangamesh had created a furore through the funds session by taking off his shirt to protest in opposition to the ‘highhandedness’ of the BJP. In the native physique polls this time, the Congress managed to defeat the BJP by a good-looking margin in Bhadravathi.
The Congress additionally managed to defeat the BJP in Beluru City Council in Hassan, a stronghold of JD(S) strongman H.D. Revanna, in addition to successful the Ramanagara City Council, which is taken into account the pocket borough of former Chief Minister and JD(S) chief H.D. Kumaraswamy.
The BJP succeeded to win 13 seats within the Ballari City Corporation, the place the Congress put up a poor present.
