Report card of day one returned bad grades

With the winning of BBMP election Bangalore, supporters burst crackers and screamed with excitement to celebrate victory of their candidate. The report card of day one returned bad grades wondering citizens who voted in the election with the hope that their representatives would strive to end their woes.


Entourages and carnivals of the candidates and the winners resulted in jam-packed roads near the designated counting centers. Motorcycle riders sans helmet, waving flags of their respective parties in areas such as Freedom Park, Race Course Road, Chamrajpet and Basavanagudi. Supporters of winning parties celebrated screaming with excitement and bursting crackers without considering that their ruckus might be disturbing students giving exams in nearby institutions.

In short, the byproducts of the celebration were hapless commuters on choked roads, irked students and streets littered with remains of crackers and other celebratory material.

BJP created history in Bangalore winning the BBMP election

The BJP won 105 seats out of 198 in the Greater Bangalore City Corporation beating the Congress.It is the first time that the BJP has come to power in the civic body since Independence, ending five decades of Congress dominance.The Congress came a distant second winning 65 wards and the Janata Dal (Secular) 13. The remaining six wards were won by Independents.


The people voted for the development works taken up by the B S Yeddyurappa government in the City, claimed leaders and Ministers in the BJP government.Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bangalore that he was glad with BJP's performance in the BBMP polls.Reacting to the results, Karantaka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said the victory of the BJP candidates had once again proved the saffron party's strength and the support of the people has increased the responsibility of the state government to fulfill their aspirations.

The civic body polls took place on March 28.Counting of votes for the BBMP elections held on March 28 began at 8 am in 28 different counting centers in the City. The counting of votes in about 38 wards was yet to begin. The process of counting in one station will be taken up only around 2 pm to facilitate the completion of SSLC examination that is underway.

BJP candidate from Vasanth Nagar Mr. Katta Jagadish Naidu, who is also son of Minister for Information Technology Mr. Katta Subramanya Naidu, has registered a victory.Similiarly, Rajarajeshwarinagar BJP MLA M. Srinivas son Venkatesh Babu has won the elections. Minister for Labour B N Bache Gowda said the voters of the city taught a fitting lesson to the JD (S) which launched the NICE campaign against the BJP Government.

Source: mangalorean.com