ULB polls: Congress overcomes BJP’s challenge once again
The Hindu
It wins 501 seats while BJP bags 433; Janata Dal (Secular) secures 45
Continuing its impressive performance in the recent elections to the Upper House, the principal Opposition Congress put up yet another robust show in the elections held to 58 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) by winning 501 seats out of 1,184 seats.
While the BJP won 433 seats, the JD(S) managed victory only in 45 seats. A total of 195 Independents also won in the elections held early this week. The AAP and Janata Party have won one each, while AIMIM and SDPI won two and six, respectively.
In terms of capturing the local bodies through majority, the Congress secured majority in 20 ULBs while the BJP won 15 and the JD(S) has just won one ULB at Bidadi. The rest of the ULBs have thrown mixed results with no party being able to get majority. In three ULBs, the support of JD(S) is crucial for either the BJP or the Congress to secure majority.