Davanagere:Vote counting for the Karnataka local body elections is underway in different parts of the state, including Shivamogga and Davanagere. Voting for the same had taken place on Sunday.
The three main parties that contested the polls are Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular. Polls were held in 5,728 Gram Panchayats for 82,616 seats in two phases.
In the first phase, elections were held for 43,238 seats while the second phase covered 39,378 seats. Candidates for 8,074 seats have already been elected unopposed.