As per the latest trends in the Karnataka gram panchayat elections, BJP-backed candidates have won 29,478 seats, Congress-supported candidates 24,560, JD(S) 15, 825 and others 9,753, reports said
EVMs being collected by a polling official. Image: Reuters
A day after both the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress claimed victory in the Karnataka gram panchayat elections, the BJP-backed candidates have reportedly managed an upper hand winning 29,478 seats as compared to Congress-supported candidates who won 24,560 seats.
The JD(S)-backed candidates won in 15, 825 seats while Independents and those supported by other parties won in 9,753 seats, several media reports said.
The Karnataka State Election…