Karnataka urban local body election 2018 LIVE: Counting is underway for the 105 urban local bodies across Karnataka that went to polls on August 31. The polls registered a record turnout of 68 per cent for elections to the 2,709 civic wards spanning 29 city municipalities, 53 town municipalities, 23 town panchayats and 135 wards at Mysuru, Shivamogga and Tumakuru city corporations.
A total of 8,340 candidates, including 2,306 from the Congress, 2,203 from the BJP and 1,397 from the JD-S contested in the urban local body elections. The Congress and JD (S) did not rule out on forming a post-poll alliance to keep the BJP out of power. “In the event of either party not getting majority on its own in the ULB elections, we will have post-poll alliance to rule the local bodies as we did to form the coalition government in the state after the May 12 assembly election threw a hung House with a split verdict,” a JD(S) official told IANS on Saturday.
In the 2013 urban local bodies elections held in 4,976 seats, the Congress had won 1,960 seats, while the BJP and the JD-S had won 905 seats each, and Independents had bagged the remaining 1,206 seats. The full list of results is expected to be declared by night.
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Results for 105 Karnataka urban local bodies will be announced today. Track this space for LIVE UPDATES.
13:34 (IST)03 SEP 2018
It is a neck-to-neck fight, elections are based on minor issues, says Mallikajun Kharge
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congress is not lagging behind. Neck-to-neck fight is there & if you combine secular votes, they are the most. These elections are based on minor issues & local candidates & these results don't hold much significance: Mallikarjun Kharge on Karnataka urban local body polls results <a href="https://t.co/5wXys8efmm">pic.twitter.com/5wXys8efmm</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1036520040542162944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
13:14 (IST)03 SEP 2018
BJP wins Chitradurga district
12:58 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Town Panchayat results: Close contest between Congress and BJP
Summary of Town Panchayat results so far Total seats- 400Results declared on- 355INC-138BJP- 130Independents-57JD(S)-29
12:49 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Congress wins Ballari constituency with 20 seats.
The BJP only managed to win eight seats in Kuditini and Kottur respectively. A total of three independents also won from Kottur.
12:32 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Congress wins Raichur District
12:16 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Congress breaches 900 mark
12:04 (IST)03 SEP 2018
BJP leads in Bagalkote
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11:57 (IST)03 SEP 2018
BJP ahead in City corporations results
So far results of seats out of 135 seats for City Corporations of Mysuru, Shivamogga and Tumkuru have been announced. The BJP leads with win at 31 seats, followed by Congress (20) and JDS (19)
11:45 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Congress wins Gadag District
In a close contest, the Congress party managed to secure win in 57 seats, closely followed by the BJP at 54. The JD(s) won 2 seats, while the Independents won 10 seats across the district.
11:38 (IST)03 SEP 2018
BJP wins at the Dakshin Kannda district.
BJP- 42, Congress 30, JD(S) 4, Independents 2, Others 11
11:31 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Independents candidates win 233 seats across Karnataka.
In a total of 2709 seats across Karnataka, Independent candidates have secured a win in 233 seats. In the Belgavi district, a total of 92 seats out of 200 are won by Independent candidates.
11:26 (IST)03 SEP 2018
JDS leads at Hassan district with 46 seats
11:23 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Shivamogga: Results for only two seats declared so far
Results have been announced only for 2 seats out of 35 in Shivamogga, each won by INC and BJP respectively.
11:20 (IST)03 SEP 2018
BJP narrows the gap
Results of 1822 out of 2709 have been announced. Congress leads with win on 696, closely followed by the BJP that has secured win in 645 seats.
The JDS has won 236 seats.
10:58 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Congress ahead in City corporations results
So far results of 12 seats out of 135 seats for City Corporations of Mysuru, Shivamogga and Tumkuru have been announced. The Congress party leads with 7 seats, followed by BJP (2) and Independents (2)
10:45 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Close contest between Congress and BJP across Karnataka
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10:44 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Mysuru: Close battle between INC and JDS
JD(S) leads (25) in the Mysuru district closely followed by Congress (24). So far results in 61 seats out of 134 seats in Mysuru districts have been announced.
10:37 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Independent candidates lead at Belgavi
Out of 343 seats in Belagavi, results for 112 seats have been declared so far. Independent candidates are in the lead with securing win in 50 seats, While BJP has won 50 and INC 18 seats.
10:22 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Yadgir district results
Total seats: 85(Results declared for 80 seats)INC: 34BJP: 33JD(S):11
10:18 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Local Bodies type wise summary
10:12 (IST)03 SEP 2018
District wise ULB results so far
09:59 (IST)03 SEP 2018
Counting at Alanda Town Municipal Council in Kalaburagi
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The JD-S is also ready to support the Congress in the local bodies where it will fall short of majority so as to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from ruling them.
"We are expecting to secure majority in many city and town municipalities across the state though we contested against the JD-S and the BJP. We hope the JD-S will reciprocate our gesture to support it in forming the coalition government in the state," a Congress spokesman told IANS here.
In all, 8,340 candidates, including 2,306 from the Congress, 2,203 from the BJP and 1,397 from the JD-S contested in the ULBs, while 814 did in three city corporations, including 135 from Congress, 130 from BJP and 129 from JD-S, with the remaining as Independents.
In the 2013 ULB elections held in 4,976 seats, the Congress had won 1,960 seats, while the BJP and the JD-S had won 905 seats each, and Independents had bagged the remaining 1,206 seats.
"Though the coordination committee of the alliance partners discussed the prospects of post-poll tie-up in ULBs, a decision to that effect will be taken after all the results of the wards are declared by Monday night," added the Congress official.
