Lucknow: Headlines from panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh bring worry for the BJP, with candidates supported by the party routed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi and other places.
Of 48 seats in Varanasi, BJP-supported candidates have lost in 40, including in Jayapur, the village PM Modi had adopted as Varanasi MP.
The ruling Samajwadi Party is the big winner, while the Bahujan Samaj Party is back in the game at number 2.
With assembly elections less than two years away in UP, the panchayat polls are being seen a crucial indicator of how parties are positioned in the state, which was swept by the BJP in national elections only last year.
More members of his family won panchayat elections too today, but at least eight relatives of Samajwadi Party ministers were defeated.
"The BJP fought these elections for the first time. We expected to a win of about 25 to 30 per cent, and our vote percentage will not below that," said state BJP leader Lakshmikant Vajpayee.
Of 48 seats in Varanasi, BJP-supported candidates have lost in 40, including in Jayapur, the village PM Modi had adopted as Varanasi MP.
The ruling Samajwadi Party is the big winner, while the Bahujan Samaj Party is back in the game at number 2.
With assembly elections less than two years away in UP, the panchayat polls are being seen a crucial indicator of how parties are positioned in the state, which was swept by the BJP in national elections only last year.
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More members of his family won panchayat elections too today, but at least eight relatives of Samajwadi Party ministers were defeated.
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"The BJP fought these elections for the first time. We expected to a win of about 25 to 30 per cent, and our vote percentage will not below that," said state BJP leader Lakshmikant Vajpayee.
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