Mangalore : It is jubilation time for the Congress which has won an absolute majority in the MCC by bagging 35 out of the total 60 wards. The MCC results has been a major setback to the BJP which would win just 20 seats contrary to the 35 seats which it won by last time.
The JD(S) has bagged two seats, while the SDPI has opened its account in one ward. In a surprise result, former mayor Gulzar Banu lost against the SDPI candidate Ayaz .
Prominent among the winners are T Praveenchandra Alva, Lancelot Pinto, Deepak Poojari, Naveen D’Souza, Sabitha Misquith and Jacintha Alfred
Even in Udupi, out of the 35 seats, the Congress has won 22 while the BJP had to be satisfied with wins in 12 wards.