Karnataka urban body polls: Congress has slim lead over BJP

As counting of votes for the recently held urban local body polls is underway, results declared so far reveal that the Congress is leading.

Out of a total of 2,664 seats, the results to 2,267 have been announced.

The Congress has managed to win 846 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has bagged 788, and the Janata Dal (Secular) has won 307 seats, with the remaining going to independent candidates.

Polling was held in 2,529 wards, spread over 29 city municipalities, 53 town municipalities and 23 town panchayats, and in 135 wards of three city corporations of the state.

The civic election was earlier scheduled to be held in 105 urban local bodies. However, polling in three areas was postponed due to the onset of heavy rains and subsequent flash floods in Kodagu district.