In the video, tilak sporting men can be seen taking oath, pledging equality and rights for all.
Husbands, brothers-in-law, fathers were seen taking oath as panchayat members in place of elected women in Sagar district's Jaisinagar in Madhya Pradesh.
Seven male members took oath as Panch in the place of elected women members of the family.
The oath-taking ceremony of the men, in place of women, is now in wide circulation.
In the video, tilak sporting men can be seen taking oath, pledging equality and rights for all.
A total of 21 members were elected, including Panch Sarpanch in Jaisinagar, out of which 10 women have been elected as Panch. Only three out of 10 women were present in the swearing-in. The oath for the rest was taken by male members in the family.
The secretary of Jaisinagar gram panchayat, Asharam Sahu, has defended the oath ceremony.
Former minister and senior congress leader Jeetu Patwari made a serious allegation against the ruling BJP in the state.
"This is a different kind of democracy, where MP, MLAs, public representatives are being sold, husband took oath in place of wife, it is possible in my Madhya Pradesh. It is only possible under Shivraj's rule. Perfect example of how the country's democracy is being murdered," said Mr Patwari.
The BJP has distanced itself from the controversy.
"We don't fight panchayat elections on party symbols, but on an individual basis, only the officials concerned can comment in this matter. The BJP has nothing to do with this," said BJP state secretary Rajneesh Agarwal.
Earlier, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced monetary incentives up to Rs 15 lakh for village panchayats who elected women only.
In Gaisabad Panchayat of Damoh district, the husband of a newly elected woman sarpanch and 10 panch, took the oath of office.
The Panchayat Raj officials conducted the oath taking ceremony of newly elected sarpanches.
After the video went viral, the district administration swung into action and ordered an enquiry into the matter. Panchayat officials hurriedly administered the oath in the Panchayat Bhawan late in the night by calling the women sarpanch and Panch.