JP Nadda hails BJP's performance in Karnataka city polls, congratulates CM Basavaraj Bommai

New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday lauded the party’s performance in the city corporation polls in Karnataka and congratulated the state leadership, including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, for a “bigger” win than the last time.

“Thanks to people-friendly policies of PM Narendra Modi, we have won Belagavi City Corporation for the 1st time. It’s a matter of pride that Karnataka BJP has emerged as single largest Party in Hubballi-Dharwad Corporation & performed exceedingly well in Kalaburgi Corporation,” Nadda said in a tweet.

Thanks to people friendly policies of Hon PM @narendramodi, we have won Belagavi City Corporation for the 1st time.
It’s matter of pride that @BJP4Karnataka has emerged as single largest Party in Hubballi-Dharwad Corporation & performed exceedingly well in Kalaburgi Corporation.

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) September 7, 2021

He lauded Bommai, state party chief Nalin Kateel and party workers for ensuring that the “BJP won bigger than it did last time”.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka received a shot in the arm in the elections to the three municipal corporations by getting clear majority in Belagavi, emerged as the single largest party in Hubballi-Dharwad and finished a close second in Kalaburagi.

In Doddaballapur City Municipal Council election in Bengaluru rural district, the BJP emerged as a single largest party while the Congress got absolute majority in Tarikere Town Municipal Council in Chikkamagaluru district.

The elections took place on 3 September and the results were announced on Monday.