New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has trounced Congress in the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections held in 21 districts of Rajasthan.
In the panchayat samiti, the BJP has so far won 1,836 seats while the ruling Congress won 1,718. In zilla parishad, BJP got 326 seats while Congress won 250.
Most results have been declared for the Zila Parishad election for 636 seats. The BJP has won 326 seats, followed by 250 seats by the Congress, 10 by the RLP, two by the CPI(M) and the rest by others. The results of 30 seats are still awaited.
The BJP has already hailed the result as an endorsement for farm bills.
Amit Malviya, BJP IT-cell in-charge tweeted, “This is nothing but endorsement of the new farm laws. Will Congress read the writing on the wall?”
BL Santosh, National General Secretary (Org) BJP in a tweet said, “In the recently held Panchayat Samiti and Jilla Parishad elections @BJP4Rajasthan wins in 1,833 seats where as @INCIndia lags behind with 1,713 wins . Remember these were rural constituencies with farmers and labourers as major voters. Well done Team Rajasthan BJP.”
The counting, which began on Tuesday, continued till late evening but final results are yet to be announced. BJP is leading in both the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election results.
BJP chief JP Nadda on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the people of Rajasthan for reposing their faith in his party during Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections held in November-December.
“I thank the people of the rural areas of the state, farmers and women for their faith in the BJP in the Panchayati Raj and Zila Parishad elections in Rajasthan. This victory is a symbol of the faith of the village, poor, farmer and labourer in Prime Minister @narendramodi ji,” Nadda tweeted (roughly translated from Hindi).
