BENGALURU: The ruling BJP in the BBMP had to cross many hurdles in order to reach the magic figure of 100. It has to contend with low voter turnout; anti-incumbency; Congress government in the state and revision of wards reservation. Earlier in the day, some senior BJP leaders were caught off guard when the poll trends showed that their party had an advantage over the rivals. Later it even managed to secure a simple majority. The Congress party’s efforts to cash in on BJP’s anti-incumbency backfired.
As the BJP retained the BBMP council for second straight term, DC looks at the election outcome. A senior legislator from BJP said that the Congress-led state government tried everything to defeat BJP, but failed. They dissolved BJP-led BBMP council, alleging corruption and maladministration. Then they succeeded in postponing the BBMP polls and tried to woo voters by doling out goodies in the form of infrastructure development. Projects worth crores of rupees were announced just before elections, the legislator added.
According to sources, the Congress move to revise wards reservation was aimed to ensure that many of the sitting BJP candidates are unable to contest. Out of BJP 112 candidates in the outgoing council only 26 could contest. But this move too did not work in state government’s and Congress party’s favour.
Interestingly, wives of ten former BJP candidates managed to win comfortably, thereby sending a clear message that the party’s roots were strong in Bengaluru. The only exception was BJP Yelahanka MLA S.R. Vishwanath’s wife Vanisri Vishwanath, who suffered a humiliating defeat from Yelahanka Upanagara.
The BJP has made its presence felt at all the 28 constituencies and has made a clean sweep at Basavanagudi constituency, by winning all six wards. The party managed to get one seat each at Shivajinagar and Mahalakshmi Layout constituencies. But, Congress has failed to make their presence felt at Basavanagudi and Bengaluru South, where it has only one seat. Getting one ward each at Yelahanka, Bommanahalli, Jayanagar and Padmanabhanagar was a face saver for Congress.
Congress tried to postpone polls, and paid the price: Amit Shah
BJP national president Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BBMP poll results would be an indicator of the results of future elections in Karnataka. En route to Chennai, he congratulated the party’s city unit and leaders. Mr Shah told reporters at the airport, “This is a clear mandate against the state government. It is impossible to win the mandate by manoeuvring the law (splitting the BBMP). This is a clear indication of what would turn out in the future elections in Karnataka.”
BJP national president Amit Shah at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Tuesday (Photo: DC)
He was of the opinion that people voted for the BJP considering the good work done by the BJP government at Centre. People proved that only through work, a party could win the confidence of people. “I hope the state government would learn the lesson. They (Congress) tried to postpone the elections but people taught them a lesson,” he said. Party state unit president, Pralhad Joshi, city unit president Subba Narasimha, former deputy chief minister, R. Ashok and V. Somanna were among those present on the occasion.
List of the Winners of the BBMP elections 2015
No Ward Name Winning Candidates Party
1 Kempegowda Chandramma BJP
2 Chowdeshwari R Padmavati Congress
3 Attur Nethra Pallavi BJP
4 Yelahanka Satellite Sathish M BJP
5 Jakkur K Munindra Kumar BJP
6 Thanisandra Mamatha KM Congress
7 Byatarayanapura P V Manjunath Congress
8 Kodigehalli Chethan KM Congress
9 Vidyaranyapura Kusuma H BJP
10 Doddabommasandra Jayalakshmi Pillappa BJP
11 Kuvempu Nagar V Prathibha Rajan Congress
12 Shettyhalli K Nagabhushan Congress
13 Mallasandra Lokesh BJP
14 Bagalagunte K Narasimha BJP
15 T-Dasarahalli Umadevi Nagaraj BJP
16 Jalahalli JN Srinivas Murthy Congress
17 J.P.Park Mamatha KB BJP
18 Radhakrishna Temple Anand JD(S)
19 Sanjay Nagar Indira Subhash BJP
20 Ganga Nagar Pramila Anand BJP
21 Hebbal Anand Kumar Congress
22 Vishwanathnagenahalli Rajashekharan V JD(S)
23 Nagavara Irshad Begum Congress
24 HBR Layout P Anand Congress
25 Horamavu Radhamma Congress
26 Ramamurthy Nagar Padmavathi Srinivas BJP
27 Banasawadi Kodanda Reddy BJP
28 Kammanahalli Munilakshmamma BJP
29 Kacharakanahalli Padmanabha Redd BJP
30 Kadugondanahalli Noushir Ahmad Congress
31 Kushal Nagar Umme Salma JD(S)
32 Kavalbyrasandra Netra Narayan JD(S)
33 Manorayanapalya Abdul Wajid Congress
34 Gangenahalli M Nagaraju BJP
35 Aramane Nagar Sumangala B BJP
36 Mathikere Jayaprakash MC BJP
37 Yeshwanthpur GK Venkatesh Congress
38 H.M.T Asha Suresh Congress
39 Chokkasandra Sarvamangala Nagaraj BJP
40 Dodda Bidarkallu Vasudeva S Congress
41 Peenya Industrial Area Lalitha Thimananjaiah Congress
42 Lakshmidevi Nagar Velu Nayakar Congress
43 Nandini Layout KV Rajendra Kumar BJP
44 Marappana Palya Mahadev M JD-S
45 Malleshwaram N Jayapal BJP
46 Jayachamarajendra Nagar Ganesh Rao Mane BJP
47 Devarajeevanahalli Sampathraj Congress
48 Muneshwara Nagar Syed Sazida Congress
49 Lingarajapura Lavanya Ganesh Congress
50 Benniganahalli Meenakshi Congress
51 Vijinapura S Raju BJP
52 K.R.Puram K Poornima BJP
53 Basavanapura B N Jayaprakash Congress
54 Hoodi Hariprasad AC Congress
55 Devasandra M N Srikanth Congress
56 A Narayanapura V Suresh Congress
57 C.V.Raman Nagar Aruna Ravi BJP
58 Hosathippasandra Shilpa KS Congress
59 Maruthiseva Nagar Hanna Bhuvaneshwari Congress
60 Sagayapuram Elumalai Ind
61 S.K.Garden Mohd Zameer Shah Congress
62 Ramaswamy Palya Netravathi Krishnegowda Congress
63 Jayamahal M K Gunashekhar Congress
64 Rajamahal Sathish Seth BJP
65 Kadu Malleshwara Manjunath Raju BJP
66 Subramanya Nagar H Manjunath Congress
67 Nagapura Bhadregowda JD(S)
68 Mahalakshmipuram S Keshavamurthy Congress
69 Laggere Manjula Narayanaswamy JD(S)
70 Rajagopala Nagar Padmavathi Narasimhamurthy JD(S)
71 Hegganahalli Bhagyamma K BJP
72 Herohalli Rajanna Congress
73 Kottigepalya G Mohan Kumar Congress
74 ShakthiganapathiNagar Gangamma Rajanna JD(S)
75 Shankaramata M Shivaraju Congress
76 Gayathri Nagar Chandrakala Harish Congress
77 Dattathreya Temple RS Satynarayan Congress
78 Pulikeshi Nagar AR Zakir Congress
79 Sarvagna Nagar Shashirekha Mukund BJP
80 Hoysala Nagar Anand Kumar Ind
81 Vignana Nagar SG Nagaraj Congress
82 Garudacharpalya BN Nithish Purushotham Congress
83 Kadugudi S Muniswamy BJP
84 Hagadooru S Uday Kumar Congress
85 Doddanekkundi Shwetha Vijayakumar BJP
86 Marathalli Ramesh Ind
87 HAL Airport N. Manjunath Congress
88 Jeevanbhima Nagar Veena Kumari BJP
89 Jogupalya Gautham Kumar BJP
90 Ulsoor Mamatha Saravana Ind
91 Bharathi Nagar Shakeel Ahmed Congress
92 Shivaji Nagar Fareeda Congress
93 Vasanth Nagar Sampath Kumar BJP
94 Gandhi Nagar RJ lalitha Congress
95 Subhash Nagar L Govindaraju Congress
96 Okalipuram V Shivaprakash BJP
97 Dayananda Nagar Kumari Palanikanth BJP
98 Prakash Nagar Padmavathi G Congress
99 Rajaji Nagar G Krishnamurthy Congress
100 Basaveshwara Nagar Umavathi Padmaraj BJP
101 Kamakshipalya Pratima KS Ramesh BJP
102 Vrushabhavathi SP Hemalatha JD(S)
103 Kaveripura R Ramila JD(S)
104 Govindraja Nagara Umesh Shetty BJP
105 Agrahara Dasarahalli Shilpa G Sridhar BJP
106 Dr.Rajkumar Roopa R Congress
107 Shiva Nagar ManjulaVijaykumar Congress
108 Sri Rammandira Deepa Nagesh BJP
109 Chikpete Leela Shivakumar BJP
110 Sampangiram Nagar R Vasanth Kumar Congress
111 Shanthala Nagar MB Dwarakanath BJP
112 Dommalur Lakshminarayan Ind
113 Konena Agrahara Chandrappa Reddy Others
114 Agaram Bhavya BJP
115 Vannarpet K Shivakumar BJP
116 Neelasandra Balakrishnan G Congress
117 Shanthi Nagar P Sowmya Congress
118 Sudam Nagar RV Yuvaraj Congress
119 Dharmarayaswamy Temple Prathibha Dhanraj BJP
120 Cottonpet D Pramod Congress
121 Binnipet Mahadevamma Nagaraj Congress
122 Kempapura Agrahara Gayathri Ind
123 Vijay Nagar Srilatha Gopinathraju BJP
124 Hosahalli R Mahalakshmi BJP
125 Marenahalli Madhukumari Vageesh BJP
126 Maruthi Mandira V Shantha Kumari BJP
127 Moodalapalya Dase Gowda BJP
128 Nagarabhavi Mohan Kumar BJP
129 Jnanabharathi TejaswiniSitaramaiah BJP
130 Ullalu Sharada Muniraju BJP
131 Nayandanahalli M Savitha Congress
132 Attiguppe Dr S Raju BJP
133 Hampi Nagar Anand Hosur BJP
134 Bapuji Nagar Azmal Beig Congress
135 Padarayanapura Imran Pasha JD(S)
136 Jagareevanram Nagar Seema Althaf Khan Congress
137 Rayapuram Shashikala Keshav BJP
138 Chalavadipalya Rekha Kadiresh BJP
139 K.R.Market Nazima Khanam JD(S)
140 Chamrajpet B Kokila Chandrashekha Congress
141 Azad Nagar M Sujatha Congress
142 Sunkenahalli DN Ramesh BJP
143 Visvesvarapuram Vani Rao BJP
144 Siddapura Muzahid Pasha SDPI
145 Hombegowda Nagar D Chandrappa Congress
146 Lakkasandra Mahesh Babu BJP
147 Adugodi Manjula Congress
148 Ejipura T Ramachandra Congress
149 Varthur Pushpa Manjunath BJP
150 Bellandur N Asha Suresh BJP
151 Koramangala M Chandrappa Congress
152 Sudduguntepalya G Manjunath Congress
153 Jayangar Gangambike Mallikarjun Congress
154 Basavangudi B S Satyanarayana BJP
155 Hanumantha Nagar Kempegowda BJP
156 Srinagar M Savitha BJP
157 Gali Anjaneya Swamy Uma N Congress
158 Deepanjali Nagar AnupamaDharmapal BJP
159 Kengeri BV Satyanaraya BJP
160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar Nalini Manjunath BJP
161 Hosakerehalli Rajeshwarai Cholraj BJP
162 Giri Nagar AV Nandini Vijay Vittal BJP
163 Katriguppe SangathiVenkatesh BJP
164 Vidyapeetha Shamala Saikumar BJP
165 Ganeshmandira DH Lakshmi BJP
166 Karisandra Yashoda Lakshmikanth BJP
167 Yadiyuru Poornima Ramesh BJP
168 Pattabhiram Nagar HC Nagarathna Murthy BJP
169 Byrasandra N Nagaraju BJP
170 Jayanagar East R Govinda Naidu BJP
171 Gurappanapalya Mohammad RizwanNawab Congress
172 Madiwala BN Manjunath Reddy Congress
173 Jakkasandra Saraswathamma BJP
174 HSR Layout Gurumurthy Reddy BJP
175 Bommanahalli C R Rajmohan Raju BJP
176 BTM Layout K Devadas JD(S)
177 J.P.Nagar KN Lakshmi Nataraj BJP
178 Sarakki Deepika ManjunathaReddy BJP
179 Shakambari Nagar M Malathi BJP
180 Banashankari Temple S Ansar Pasha Congress
181 Kumaraswamy Layout L Srinivas BJP
182 Padmanabha Nagar L ShobhaAnjanappa BJP
183 Chikkalasandra Supriya Shekhar BJP
184 Uttarahalli Hanumantaiah BJP
185 Yelachenahalli V Balakrishna BJP
186 Jaraganahalli BM Shobha BJP
187 Puttenahalli R Prabhavati Ramesh BJP
188 Bilekahalli K Narayan Raju BJP
189 Hongasandra Bharathi Ramachandra BJP
190 Mangammanapalya Shobha Jagadish BJP
191 Singasandra V Shantha BJP
192 Begur M Anjinappa BJP
193 Arakere Bhagyalakshmi BJP
194 Gottigere Lalitha T Narayan BJP
195 Konanakunte Shashirekha Jayaram BJP
196 Anjanapur K Somashekhar BJP
197 Vasanthapura Shobha Gowda Congress
198 Hemmigepura Arya Srinivas Congress
