The ruling BJP won 17 out of 35 seats in the Vijayapura municipal elections and emerged as the single largest party.
The party also performed well in the Kollegal city municipal council bypoll by winning six out of seven seats.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai congratulated Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and party workers for achieving an ”unprecedented feat” in the municipal polls.
According to officials, the Congress won 10 seats, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) two, and the JD(S) one while five Independents also emerged victorious in Vijayapura (earlier known as Bijapur) in north Karnataka.
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