Rajasthan: After Reverses in the Panchayat Elections Congress Perform Better in Municipalities
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: After suffering reverses to the BJP in the recent elections to the panchayat bodies, the ruling Congress in Rajasthan showed a better performance in the municipal elections in the state.
According to the State Election Commission on Monday, the Congress won 620, the BJP 548, and independent candidates bagged 595 of the total 1,775 ward councillor posts in 50 urban local bodies for which results were declared.
Seven candidates of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), two each of the CPI and CPI (M) and one of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) also won in the ULBs spread across 12 districts of Rajasthan, the State Election Commission spokesperson said.
The voting for the post of chairman in these local bodies will be held on December 20, while for the vice-chairman posts, it will be conducted on December 21.
(Manas Dasgupta)
