In Rajasthan Local Body Polls Congress Wins 278 Seats While BJP Bags 165 seats

Jaipur: In the recently held panchayat elections in four districts of Rajasthan, the ruling Congress emerged as the major player by winning 278 seats of Panchayat Samiti members.

The elections were held for 568 members of 30 Panchayat Samitis in four districts Baran, Kota, Ganganagar and Karauli. The results were declared on Tuesday.

According to the State Election Commission, Congress bagged 278 seats, BJP 165, independents 97 seats, BSP 14 seats and CPI(M) got 13 seats.

Voting was also held for 106 members in four Zilla Parishads. Out of these, Congress candidates won 57 seats while BJP managed to win 35 seats. BSP candidate got one seat, CPI(M) candidate got two and independent candidates won in five seats.

The voting for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members in these four districts were held in three phases. A total of 2,251 candidates were in the fray. including 1,946 candidates for Panchayat Samiti and 305 candidates for Zilla Parishad.

“The Panchayati Raj election results of the 4 districts have been encouraging for us. The Congress is going to make headway in over 20 Panchayat Samitis out of the 30. This victory is a win for the faith of the people in the good governance of the Congress. For this, we thank and congratulate all the voters and party workers,” Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra said.

Results of the Zila Parishad elections were also announced by the SEC. The Congress won 62 seats and the BJP emerged victorious in 36 seats. The Independents won 5 seats, while the CPI(M) and BSP won 2 and one seat respectively. The local body elections were held in three different phases, in which 2,251 candidates were in the fray. Out of that, 1,946 candidates contested the Panchayat Samiti elections and 305 competed for the posts of Zilla Parishad members.