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BENGALURU: The Congress won six, JD(S) two and BJP managed only one of the ten urban local bodies which went to polls on April 27. Of the seven, Congress won Ballari and Teerthahalli, both bastions of the ruling BJP. In Bidar, the Congress emerged as the single largest party.
Congress functionaries were upbeat on Friday after the results were announced. Of 266 seats spread across 10 ULBs, Congress won 119 and JD(S) 67, relegating BJP to third position with 54 seats.
The alleged mishandling of Covid-19 situation seems to have gone against the saffron party as it lost badly even in the home district of chief minister BS Yediyurappa. Congress won both Bhadravati City Municipal Council and Teerthahalli Town Panchayat.
It also wins Tirthahalli Town Panchayat polls
The Congress has retained the Bhadravati City Municipal Council and won Tirthahalli Town Panchayat, putting an end to more than two-decade-long BJP’s rule in the town.
Of the 34 wards in Bhadravati, which went to the polls on March 27, the Congress won 18, JD(S) 11, BJP four, and an independent candidate won one ward. With this, Congress will continue to hold power in the urban local body. The party campaigned under the leadership of party MLA B.K. Sangameshwara.
In Tirthahalli, the Congress won nine out of 15 wards. The BJP won only six seats, losing the urban local body after more than two decades. The result in Tirthahalli TP has taken BJP leaders by surprise. RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa and MLC Ayanur Manjunath have expressed surprise over the result. Mr. Eshwarappa said the party’s district committee would analyse the results in consultation with Tirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra.