Congress Sweeps Karnataka Urban Local Body Polls With 501 Seats; BJP 2nd
NDTV
The results are being seen as a warning bell for the BJP ahead of the 2023 assembly polls, even as the party maintained the losses occurred in places where minority voters were concentrated.
Opposition Congress has outperformed the ruling BJP in the polls held for 58 urban local bodies (ULBs) spread across 20 districts in Karnataka, for which results were declared on Thursday.
Out of a total 1,184 wards that went for polls from these ULBs on Monday, the Congress won in 501 while the BJP managed to win in 433 and JD(S) in 45, the State Election Commission said.
According to SEC, the remaining 205 seats were bagged by independents and smaller parties.
The results are being seen as a warning bell for the BJP ahead of the 2023 assembly polls, and as signs of anti-incumbency, even as the party maintained the losses occurred in places where minority voters were concentrated.
