Madhya Pradesh: BJP wins 417 out of 814 seats in MP native physique elections

By PTI

BHOPAL: The ruling BJP on Friday received 417 out of 814 seats in native physique elections in Madhya Pradesh and claimed to have secured majority in 38 out of 46 native our bodies. The elections had been held on Tuesday.

The predominant opposition Congress received 250 seats, Independents 131, Aam Aadi Party seven, Gondwana Ganatantra Party (GGP) six and Bahujan Samaj Party three seats within the polls to 46 native our bodies, an official stated.

As many as 3,397 candidates had been within the fray within the elections to 17 nagar palikas and 29 nagar parishads.

Voter turnout of 72.60 per cent was recorded within the polls held throughout 18 districts. At least 25 corporators had been elected unopposed.

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath congratulated Congress candidates on their efficiency and alleged that the BJP misused the official equipment to contest the elections.

Congress candidates had been harassed by the administration on the BJP’s behest, he alleged, including that the outcomes confirmed that “the truth can be harassed, but it can’t be defeated.”

Claiming that numerous Congress-supported candidates received the polls, Nath stated the occasion will return to energy within the state within the subsequent 12 months (after Assembly polls) as folks have supported it.

State BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi stated that out of 46 native our bodies, the occasion secured majority in 38.

The BJP emerged victorious in all seats in Khurai and Garhakota native our bodies in Sagar district, whereas the occasion’s efficiency was additionally good in Chhindwara, Nath’s bastion, he stated.

“He (Nath) should tell why the Congress lost in his stronghold,” Chaturvedi stated. The BJP spokesperson additionally claimed that the occasion had received many seats within the tribal areas too.

BHOPAL: The ruling BJP on Friday received 417 out of 814 seats in native physique elections in Madhya Pradesh and claimed to have secured majority in 38 out of 46 native our bodies. The elections had been held on Tuesday.

The predominant opposition Congress received 250 seats, Independents 131, Aam Aadi Party seven, Gondwana Ganatantra Party (GGP) six and Bahujan Samaj Party three seats within the polls to 46 native our bodies, an official stated.

As many as 3,397 candidates had been within the fray within the elections to 17 nagar palikas and 29 nagar parishads.

Voter turnout of 72.60 per cent was recorded within the polls held throughout 18 districts. At least 25 corporators had been elected unopposed.

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath congratulated Congress candidates on their efficiency and alleged that the BJP misused the official equipment to contest the elections.

Congress candidates had been harassed by the administration on the BJP’s behest, he alleged, including that the outcomes confirmed that “the truth can be harassed, but it can’t be defeated.”

Claiming that numerous Congress-supported candidates received the polls, Nath stated the occasion will return to energy within the state within the subsequent 12 months (after Assembly polls) as folks have supported it.

State BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi stated that out of 46 native our bodies, the occasion secured majority in 38.

The BJP emerged victorious in all seats in Khurai and Garhakota native our bodies in Sagar district, whereas the occasion’s efficiency was additionally good in Chhindwara, Nath’s bastion, he stated.

“He (Nath) should tell why the Congress lost in his stronghold,” Chaturvedi stated. The BJP spokesperson additionally claimed that the occasion had received many seats within the tribal areas too.