Bhopal : After spectacular success in Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat, Congress on Saturday won five out of eight local body elections for which polls were held recently.
BJP won local body elections at three places, including Sehore, the home district of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
It also won at Mandsaur Municipal Corporation and Shahganj Municipal Council.
Congress won Shahjapur Municipal Council, Bhedhaghat Nagar Panchayat in Jabalpur district, Majhouli Nagar Panchayat in Sidhi district, Dhamnod Nagar Panchayat in Ratlam district and Orrcha Nagar Panchayat in Tikamgarh district.
The victory turned the mood at Congress headquarters here into a jubilant one with party workers bursting crackers and distributing sweets.
In the eight local bodies, elections were held in 179 wards and among them BJP bagged 93 corporators post while Congress got 60. But, in all Congress won in five local bodies while BJP was confined to three, reports PTI.
