<span style="color: #222222;">The counting of votes for the Karnataka Legislative Council election is underway today. According to the trends available up to now, both BJP and Congress are leading in 11 places and JD(S) in two places. The voting for the biennial election to Karnataka Legislative Council's 25 seats from 20 Local Authorities' Constituencies was held on December 10 and around above 99 percent voter turnout was recorded during the polls.<br />''<br />''There were a total of 90 candidates in fray. These include 20 each from BJP and Congress, six from JD(S), 33 Independents and the rest from smaller parties.<br />''<br />''The election was necessitated as tenures of the MLCs are set to end on January 5. Of the 25 outgoing MLCs, 14 are from Congress, seven from BJP and four from JD(S). There are 75 seats in the Karnataka Legislative council and the ruling BJP has 32 seats, eight short of the majority mark.<br />''<br />''There are 29 Congress MLCs and 12 are from the JD(S). The BJP has pinned its hope on the polls to gain a majority in the house. BJP is currently dependent on JD(S) to get any legislation cleared through the council.</span><br />