JAIPUR: In a major shock to the ruling Congress in Rajasthan, the opposition BJP swept 1,989 seats in the recently-held
panchayat samiti elections
while the Congress was limited to 1,852 seats.
The independents gained 439 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) got five seats, CPI-M captured 26 seats in the elections while RLP got 60 seats, according to the state election commission website.
The elections were held to 4,371 seats in 222
panchayat
samitis spread over 21 districts.
BJP's winning streak continued with panchayat samiti elections. They have won the
Zila Parishad elections where the party won 353 seats while Congress was limited to 252.
CPI-M garnered two seats, the independents 18 and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party had 10 seats.
"This victory is the people's stamp on BJP's rural policies. It reflects PM Narendra Modi's developed ideology for farmers and this victory also reflects the hard efforts taken by BJP workers," BJP state president
Satish Poonia
said.
“These results give us the motivation to work better in future. The Congress party will do better in the upcoming elections by keeping a good synergy between power and organization.” tweeted Congress state president and education minister Govid Singh Dotasra.