Rajasthan panchayat ballot outcomes: As the counting is underway within the Rajasthan rural polls, out of 1564 samiti seats, Congress is at present main with 670 seats, BJP has bagged 551 seats, BSP 11 and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 40 seats.

Moreover, in Zila Parishad polls, Congress is forward with 93 seats, BJP has gained 88 seats, Rajasthan Election Commission stated.

The outcomes for 2 panchayat samiti and 9 zila parishad seats had been but to be declared.

The BSP gained 11 panchayat samiti and three zila parishad seats, whereas Independents bagged 290 and 7 seats respectively. The RLP gained 40 panchayat samiti seats.

The polling was held on August 26, 29 and September 1 to elect a complete of 200 members of six zila parishad and 1,564 members of 78 panchayat samiti within the six districts — Bharatpur, Dausa, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur and Sirohi.

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The election for pramukh and pradhan might be held on September 6, whereas that for up-pramukh and up-pradhan might be held on September 7.

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra described the outcomes as encouraging for his get together and a setback for the opposition BJP.

“The Congress get together has gained the elections with an awesome majority. Out of 1,562 wards of panchayat samiti, 670 Congress candidates had been victorious. In Bharatpur, 171 candidates of Congress ideology who contested the election with out get together image had been the winners,” he stated.

He stated the Congress would have its Pradhan in 60 of the 78 panchayat samiti the place the election was held. He claimed that the BJP may barely get majority in solely 14 panchayat samiti.

Dotasara stated the outcomes had been a validation of the work executed by the Congress authorities led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He stated that the get together would depart no stone unturned within the growth of Rajasthan.

BJP state president Satish Poonia congratulated his get together candidates who gained the elections.

In a tweet, he thanked the folks for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party within the elections and the get together employees for his or her exhausting work.

“Hearty congratulations to the candidates who gained the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections,” he added.

RLP convener and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal additionally thanked the voters who voted in favour of his get together.

(With inputs from PTI)

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