Buoyed by the victory of the ruling BJP in city corporation election,Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said government would spend Rs 22,500 crore for boosting infrastructure in Bangalore.

He termed the BJP capturing the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) as a "fitting reply" to the opposition Congress and JDS and said the verdict has "silenced critics".

"We had already prepared an action plan for over Rs 22,500 crore to be implemented over the next three years. This will substantially improve infrastructure in Bangalore", he told reporters.

According to state officials, out of the total 198 wards in BBMP, BJP has won in 110, the Congress in 61, the JDS in 14 and others in seven, with six more results being awaited.

The chief minister said that the mandate was for the developmental initiatives of his Government in the last 22 months for Bangalore as well as the entire state.

Government would make efforts to put in place the Bangalore Governance Act to ensure better coordination and enable empowering ward-level committees."It will also bring increased accountability and efficiency in planning and execution of works.In the next 2-3 years, we will take up comprehensive improvements of all water bodies in BBMP areas", he said.

"In order to ease the traffic-related problems, we have already written to Ministry of Railways for a circular train in Bangalore and we have agreed to share the cost of this project. We have also decided to build modern multi-level car parking facilities in at least ten important areas in Bangalore this year", Yeddyurappa said.