The ruling Congress in Rajasthan emerged positive on 670 Panchayat Samiti seats, even as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 551 seats, in line with data available at the State Election Commission’s website, as counting of votes happened on Saturday for Panchayat elections, the polling for which was held on August 26, August 29 and September 1.
Of the 1564 seats for which votes had been polled, outcomes had been declared for 1562. Independent applicants registered victory on 290 seats, even as Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) gained 40 and 11 seats respectively.
Meanwhile, of the whole 200 seats withinside the Zila Parishad, 189 went to the Congress and the BJP, with the previous prevailing 99 seats and the latter, 90. Independent applicants had been next with a haul of eight, accompanied through the BSP with three.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot both took to Twitter to congratulate the winning candidates and thank the voters. “I thank the voters for making the Congress victorious in Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections. Many congratulations to all the winning candidates and Congress workers,” Gehlot tweeted in Hindi.