BJP retains Bengaluru with 100 seats

Here are the results for BBMP election 2015. BJP has retained the BBMP, by winning 100 wards.

Comments:

  1. skeptic says:

    So its Business As Usual.
    Look forward to seeing deeper potholes, higher mountains of garbage, rising dengue and more entertainment on news channels. Thanks to election fraud.

  2. Smit Anarkat says:

    Out of 100 winners of BJP, there are 58+ women candidates. Good to see the change & hope they will do better than their male counterpart.

  3. Balasubramanian A. says:

    Bangalore voters knew BJP will get maximum number of seats. Only media published wishful forecast !
    BJP would have got more seats had their support base of middle class voted in full.

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