This Article is From Feb 05, 2015

BJP Leading, Congress Not Far Behind in Rajasthan Local Body Polls

Jaipur:

The BJP has won 114 Panchayat Samiti seats while the Congress has won 75 out of 6,236 seats in 33 districts of Rajasthan where counting of votes was held today for local body polls.

24 Independents also won the Panchayat Samiti polls, according to the state Election Commission.

The BJP won 17 wards and the Congress 11 out of a total of 1,014 Zila Parishad wards.

Counting of votes for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, which were held in three phases in Rajasthan, began at 8 am at all the 33 district headquarters amid tight security.

The elections were held to elect 1,014 ward members of Zila Parishad and 6,236 members of Panchayat Samiti in three phases.
 

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