Congress wins more seats in Karnataka local body polls
Friday - May 31, 2019 9:44 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) The Congress bagged more seats in Karnataka's 56 urban local body elections than the BJP and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), an official said on Friday."Of the 1,221 wards in the city and town municipal councils and town panchayats, the Congress won 509 seats, the BJP 366, the JD-S 174 and Independents 160," Karnataka State Election Commissioner P.N. Srinivasachari told reporters here.Polling was held on May 29 in 7 City Municipal Councils for 217 seats, 30 Town Municipal Councils for 714 seats and 19 Town Panchayats for 290 seatsThe remaining seats were won by the BSP 3, the CPI-ML 2 and others 7.
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