The Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) alliance emerged victorious in Friday’s Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor elections, with the Congress’ Gangambike Mallikarjun being elected the 52nd mayor and the JD(S)’ Ramila Umashankar the deputy mayor.
Gangambike, the corporator from Jayanagar ward number 153, secured 130 votes from the council (three more than the required number), Bangalore Mirror reported. Cauvery Pura ward 103 corporator Umashankar received 129 votes.
BJP’s Prathibha Dhanaraj, of Dharmaraya Swamy Temple ward, got zero votes and 130 votes against her, the report added.