25 August 2015, 17:49 PM Elated over victory in Bengaluru civic bodies' polls after similar results in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, BJP launches an offensive against Congress saying "mindless negativity" is counter productive and the main Opposition party should learn a "lesson" from it. "Mindless negativity is counterproductive. This is the electorate's message to Congress after MP, Rajasthan and Banguluru civic elections," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tweetes. Mindless negativity is counterproductive. This is the electorate’s message to Congress after MP., Rajasthan and Bengaluru civic elections. — Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 25, 2015 In another tweet, he writes, "Congratulations to the Karnataka BJP on a spectacular victory in the Municipal elections of Bangaluru."

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the result is a "lesson" for all. "Its message is clear that negative politics is not going to yield any benefit to anyone." M.P., Rajasthan and now Bengaluru - a series of victories by the BJP. Will the Congress introspect, why? — Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 25, 2015

25 August 2015, 14:04 PM I dedicate this clear mandate to the people of Bengaluru and BJP workers. They have created this historic win, says senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar.

25 August 2015, 14:03 PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted to express gratitude to Bengaluru. Thank you Bengaluru! My gratitude to people & congratulations to Karnataka BJP leaders & workers for the great BBMP election results. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2015 After MP & Rajasthan, BBMP poll results complete a hat-trick of wins for BJP. This is a win for politics of development & good governance. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2015 People's continuous faith in the BJP is humbling & gladdening. We are fully committed to fulfilling aspirations of 125 crore Indians. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2015 Also Read: PM Narendra Modi rejoices over hat-trick of wins for BJP

25 August 2015, 13:35 PM Final results (wins) : BJP - 100 wards; Congress 75; JD(S) - 14; Others - 8 Also Read: People didn't accept our proposals, says Congress

25 August 2015, 13:34 PM The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party has secured simple majority in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) ​2015 elections, say reports. With this, the party has returned to power in the Bengaluru civic corporation.

25 August 2015, 13:21 PM Latest tally (wins/trends): BJP - 100; Congress - 75; JD(S) - 14; Others - 6

25 August 2015, 13:20 PM BJP candidate Sangati Venkatesh has won from Katriguppe.

25 August 2015, 13:06 PM Latest tally (wins/trends): BJP - 98; Congress - 74; JD(S) - 14; Others - 6

25 August 2015, 13:03 PM N Jayapal (BJP) has won from Malleshwaram; Congress' Rizwan and Srikanth have won from Guruppanapalya and Devasandra; Madhukumari (BJP) from Marenahalli.

25 August 2015, 12:33 PM Latest tally (wins/trends): BJP - 94; Congress - 71; JD(S) - 14; Others - 8

25 August 2015, 12:30 PM Among candidates who have lost include former deputy mayor S Harish Nagapura (BJP); former JD(S) floor leader R Prakash; AH Basavaraju; M Nagaraju (Congress); Udayshankar (Congress); Kriya Shailaja (JD(S)).

25 August 2015, 12:29 PM More results are in: Former deputy mayor L Srinivas has won from KS Layout; L Govindraj (Congress) from Subhashnagar; D Pramod (Congress) from Cottonpet; RJ Latha (Congress) from Gandhinagar; Leela Shivkumar (BJP) from Chickpet; Satyanarayana (Congress) from Dattatreya temple ward; Mahadevamma Nagraj (Congress) Binnipet. Pramila Anand (BJP) has won from Ganganagar; Netraa Narayan (JD(S)) from Kavalbyrasandra; Padmavathi (JD(S)) from Rajgopalnagar; Manjula Vijaykumar (Congress) from Shivanagar; S Anwarpasha (Congress) from Banashankari temple.

25 August 2015, 12:16 PM Latest tally (wins/trends): BJP - 86; Congress - 68; JD(S) - 12; Others - 7

25 August 2015, 11:40 AM Latest tally (wins/trends): BJP - 85; Congress - 64; JD(S) - 12; Others 7

25 August 2015, 11:39 AM Umadevi Nagaraj of BJP has won from T Dasarahalli; Sangati Venkatesh (BJP) from Katriguppe; Nalini Manjunath (BJP) from RR Nagar; Padmanabhareddy (BJP) from Kacharakanahalli.

25 August 2015, 11:21 AM Latest tally (trends/wins): BJP - 73; Congress - 51; JD(S) - 11; Others - 6

25 August 2015, 11:19 AM More results are in: Congress G Krishnamurthy 'has won from Rajajinagar; former opposition leader BN Manjunath Reddy has secured victory from Madiwala; Prabhavathi (BJP) has won from Puttenahalli. BJP's Lakshmi Umesh has claimed victory in Ganesh Mandira. BJP candidates Saraswatamma and Shobha Anjanappa have won from Jakkasandra and Padmanabhanagar respectively.

25 August 2015, 10:54 AM Daughter of former JD(S) leader A Krishnappa, Poornima Srinivas, has won from KR Puram on a BJP seat. In another result, BJP candidate Manjunath Raju has won from Kadu Malleswara.

25 August 2015, 10:42 AM Latest tally (wins/trends) BJP - 64; Congress - 43, JD(S) - 12; Others - 5

25 August 2015, 10:41 AM Mudalapalya (BJP) wins from Dasegowda; Kokila (Congress) from Chamarajpet; Shakeel Ahmed (Congress) from Bharatinagar.

25 August 2015, 10:24 AM Just to recall, BJP ruled the BBMP in the previous five-year term (2010-2015) for the first time by winning in 116 wards, as against 62 wards by the Congress, 14 by JD(S) and eight by Independents.

25 August 2015, 10:23 AM Latest tally (Win/Trends): BJP - 58; Congress - 38; JD(S) - 10; Others - 5

25 August 2015, 10:22 AM More results: Mary (Congress) from Agaram; former mayor BS Satyanarayana from Basavanagudi; Dr S Raju (BJP) from Attiguppe; J Manjunath (Congress) from Sudduguntepalya; Kumari Palanikanth (BJP) from Dayanand Nagar; Ramila Umashankar (JD(S)) from Kaveripura.

25 August 2015, 10:20 AM BM Shobha Muniram (BJP) has won from Jaraganahalli; A Kodandareddy (BJP) has secured victory from Banasawadi.

25 August 2015, 10:12 AM As per latest results available, BJP has won 15 seats, Congress seven and JD(S) six.

25 August 2015, 10:02 AM More results: Poornima Ramesh (BJP) from Yediyur; Savita GS (BJP) from Srinagar; Netravathi (Congress) from Ramaswamypalya; Irshad Begum (Congress) from Nagapura; Bhadregowda (JD(S)) from Nagpura; Palanikanth (BJP) from Dayanandanagar.

25 August 2015, 09:57 AM Latest trends/win tally: BJP - 45; Congress - 23; JD(S) - 15; Others - 5

25 August 2015, 09:46 AM Latest tally (trends/wins): BJP - 35; Congress - 18; JD(S) - 10; Others - 5

25 August 2015, 09:44 AM Several candidates who have won so far include: Lakshminarayan (Independent) from Domlur ward; Imran Pasha (JD(S)) from Padarayanapura; RS Sathyanarayan (Congress) from Dattatreya Temple ward; Mamatha Saravanan (Independent); Nasim Khan (JD(S)) from KR market; Sampathraj (Congress) from DJ Halli; former mayor SK Nataraj's wife Lakshmi Nataraj (BJP) wins JP Nagar ward; Nagarathna Ramamurthy from Pattabhiram Nagar.

25 August 2015, 09:38 AM As per the last count, BJP has won/is leading in 25 wards out of the total 197 for which votes were polled. Congress won/is leading in 13 seats, JD(S) seven and Independents four.

25 August 2015, 09:34 AM Reports say former mayor Shanthakumari (of BJP) has won by 120 votes from Maruti Mandir ward.

25 August 2015, 09:32 AM JD(S)'s Anand has won the election from Ward 18, say reports.

25 August 2015, 09:21 AM After the first round of counting of votes, former mayor Shanthakumari of BJP is trailing. She has got 3,239 votes, reports The Hindu.

25 August 2015, 09:19 AM The posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor reserved for general and general (woman) categories respectively.

25 August 2015, 09:17 AM Counting of votes is likely to get over by 3 pm, says BBMP Commissioner Kumar G Naik.

25 August 2015, 09:16 AM BJP has already won one seat as its candidate Bharati Ramachandra, 45, was declared elected from the Hongasandra (ward 189) after the nomination of Congress candidate K Maheshwari was rejected on August 13 for submitting a fake caste certificate.