Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said people in Bengaluru will also support the party in the elections to the five corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
In Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations, long considered bastions of the Pawars, the BJP registered a landslide victory, raising serious questions about vote transfer
All major political parties, except Shinde's Shiv Sena, had fielded candidates against Shrikant Pangarkar, who defeated his nearest rival, Raosaheb Dhoble of the BJP.
The former chief minister also demanded the suspension of the State Election Commissioner over alleged irregularities in the municipal corporation polls.
