Karnataka's ruling coalition partner the Congress won majority of the seats across 10 of 22 districts during vote count for 105 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on Monday, the State Election Commission (SEC) said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday blamed Karnataka's ruling coalition partners Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) for its defeat in the state civic polls held across 22 districts.

Arrangements have been made for election in 102 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Karnataka on Friday, said a poll official on Thursday.

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The Bengaluru civic body on Monday set a 15-day deadline to remove all illegal hoardings, flexi billboards and posters put up across the city in a bid to beautify the garden city.

The Mumbai Congress on Wednesday demanded stringent legal action against civic chief Ajoy Mehta and others after the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently lost a prime plot worth Rs 500 crore to a private party.

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