It’s a dream come true for the BJP. The party has managed to turn the tide despite its scam-ridden five years in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to win a second straight innings in the civic body. BJP insiders feel the repeated attempts by the Congress to stall the elections and split the BBMP backfired, helping the saffron party create history: win the civic polls right under the nose of the ruling party. The BJP hit a century by winning 100 out of the 198 seats in the BBMP Council. The spotlight, on the day the results were announced, was on MLA R Ashoka, the BJP’s in-charge of the elections. Ahead of the elections, senior leaders...
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