The Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) on Monday received 17 of 35 seats in Karnataka’s Vijayapura municipal elections rising as the one largest celebration. The state’s ruling celebration additionally fared properly within the Kollegal metropolis municipal by-election, profitable six of the seven seats.
Karnataka’s chief minister Basavaraj Bommai congratulated Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and celebration staff on an “unprecedented feat” within the municipal elections.
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“By profitable 17 seats out of 35 seats within the Vijayapura Municipal Company elections, our celebration has achieved an unprecedented feat. My heartiest congratulations to each member who ensured our victory. I thank from the underside of my coronary heart to the Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and devoted celebration staff who toiled onerous for the BJP,” Bommai stated.
In line with election officers, the opposite events’ seat share within the Vijayapura Municipal Company elections was as follows: Congress received 10, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) received two, and the Janata Dal (Secular) received just one seat. The opposite 5 seats have been grabbed by the unbiased candidates.
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Vijayapura held its first election after town municipality was upgraded to a company and after a niche of six years, town went to polls. The BJP within the company is assured of taking on town with unbiased candidates’ assist.
Within the Kollegal metropolis municipal by-election, the BJP emerged as the one largest celebration with 13 seats, adopted by the Congress with 11 seats, the Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) with two, and unbiased candidates with 4, totalling a 31-seat municipality.
The byelections in Kollegal, Chamarajanagar district, have been referred to as after seven Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) councillors defected to the BJP.
On the Kollegal bypoll outcomes, the chief minister thanked MLA Mahesh, who was expelled for helping the BJP to realize energy within the state. Bommai additionally congratulated the candidates and celebration staff on their victory.
(With PTI inputs)