Karnataka Gram Panchayat election results 2020: BJP now leading on 3890 seats India Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 13:27 [IST] Bengaluru, Dec 30: In a recent development, the BJP appears to be in strong position in the gram panchayat polls with lead on over 3870 seats. The Congress is at the second position in terms of seats while the JDS is at the third position. Karnataka Gram Panchayat polls: BJP ahead in early trends | Oneindia News Both the parties were in power a year ago in the state. Currently, the BJP-backed candidates are now leading on 3870 seats while Congress supported candidates are ahead on just 1988. The JDS candidates are leading on about 1035 seats. The counting of votes for over 70,000 seats spread across 5,728 villages began this morning at 8 AM.