The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a leading position in most urban local bodies across Rajasthan, with clear majorities in four municipal corporations.
In the urban local body elections held on September 9 and 11, the BJP secured a clear majority in four out of ten municipal corporations – Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, and Bhilwara. The party also leads in Alwar, while Independents have registered a major victory in Bharatpur, winning 38 of the 65 wards.
In Jodhpur Municipal Corporation, both the BJP and Congress won 44 seats each out of 100. Among the 47 municipal councils, the BJP got the lead in 21, while the Congress is ahead in 17. Similarly, of the 252 municipalities, the BJP has won 144, while the Congress has secured victory in 92.
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma attributed this success to the confidence expressed by the people in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the performance of the state government. Meanwhile, Govind Singh Dotasra, president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, expressed disappointment over the BJP’s victory.
BJP Spokesperson Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi stated that the party is inching towards a spectacular victory in the local bodies elections and that the Congress party’s policy of conducting elections in 8 phases has been rejected by the people. He further added that the BJP conducted the elections in one phase, which might have contributed to their success.
Source:
Akashvani News
