Mysuru: Even as Mysuru gets ready to elect new members to the city corporation council, all three major parties are trying their best to seize power this election. Over 7 lakh voters will decide the fate of 393 candidates on Friday.After Mysuru City Corporation came into existence, the city has seen six elections. During this election, BJP made its presence felt by winning 11 seats.The subsequent election in 2007 was a triangular fight and BJP gained more seats. This is the seventh election and parties are putting their best effort to gain control of the council.Mysuru City Corporation was earlier known as municipal committee. Janatha Paksha governed the city with the support of independents.In the 1990 elections, Congress came close to the magic number, but couldn’t grab power on its own.
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