With Independents placing second after winning 595 wards, the Congress has won 619 of the 1,775 wards. On the other hand, the BJP had to settle for the third spot after it won 549 wards.
Jaipur| In urban local body elections held days after the party suffered a setback in rural polls, the ruling Indian National Congress has beaten the BJP.
Of the 50 municipalities across 12 districts where voting was held, Congress won a lead in 14 while the BJP has won in four. However, Congress has claimed it can form a board in 41 municipalities with help from independents.
With Independents placing second after winning 595 wards, the Congress has won 619 of the 1,775 wards. On the other hand, the BJP had to settle for the third spot after it won 549 wards.
Virtually emerging as kingmakers, independents have performed well in the elections to urban municipal bodies or Nagar Palikas and Nagar Parishads. The support of independents in 32 municipal councils will decide who forms the council.
“BJP’s blatant lies of sweeping local body polls have been exposed yet again. In the municipal body polls, our party has won 619 seats, while BJP managed to win only 549 seats. In 17 bodies, we are forming our boards without any support, while in the remaining 24 bodies, we will form boards with the help of independents,” Congress Rajasthan president Govind Singh Dotasara said.
The BJP last week ad won most of the rural local body posts and had claimed that it reflected public support the party and also its farm policies amid protests near Delhi by farmers upset over three new central laws.
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