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Of these, elections were completed in eight municipalities, while voting in three was deferred again because of pending court cases and related issues.
The State Election Commission said the Model Code of Conduct, which was in force during the municipal elections, has been lifted with immediate effect.
Elections were held for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations, with counting of votes taken up on 13 February. The Congress secured more than 1,300 of the total 2,582 wards, while the BRS won around 700 wards and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about 275 wards.
On Monday, the Congress had also won mayoral posts in five of the seven municipal corporations and chairperson posts in 81 municipalities, extending its dominance in the civic polls.