Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, May 31: BJP's sweep in the recent Lok Sabha elections seemed to have had little to no impact on the elections to urban local bodies (ULBs), as the Congress won a majorty of the seats across Karnataka.

The results of the elections to 56 ULBs were declared on Friday May 31. The polling was held on May 29 in 1,221 wards across the state, comprising 7 city municipal councils, 33 town municipal councils and 22 town panchayats.

Altogether, Congress has won 509 out of 1221 wards, while BJP has secured wins in 366 wards, and JD(S) came third, winning 174 wards.

This means, out of a total of 56 town and city municipalities that went to polls, the Congress will rule in 37 and BJP in about 16. The Congress and the JD(S) fought the elections separately.

Among the city municipal councils, the Congress won in four - Hiriyur, Shidlaghatta, Basavakalyan and Shahpur, totally winning 90 out of 217 seats. The BJP won in two CMCs - Tiptur and Nanjangud - totalling 56 seats; and the JD(S) won in Harihar with a total of 38 seats.

The Congress also swept the town municipal council elections, winning 322 seats out of a total of 714, while BJP came second with 184 seats and JD(S) third with 102 seats. As reported earlier, the BJP won the Mooobdri TMC, defeating the Congress by one seat.

In the elections to the town panchayats, it is the BJP which had the upper hand, winning 126 out of a total of 290 seats, with Congress coming second with 97 seats, and JD(S) third with 34 seats. In Mulky, the BJP won 8 seats while the Congress won 8, and JD(S) secured 1.