BJP sweeps UP Zila Panchayat election baggage 65 of 75 seats

The election for the Zila Panchayat Presidents posts in 53 districts of Uttar Pradesh concluded at 3 pm Saturday (July 3) and the counting of votes started proper after that. The elections had been scheduled to be held in 75 districts however since chairpersons of twenty-two Zila panchayats of the state had been declared elected unopposed on Tuesday, polls had been performed within the remaining districts on Saturday. According to stories, the Bhartiya Janta Party has swept the polls successful 65 out of the full 75 seats, whereas Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party bagged solely 6 seats.
Of the 22 seats the place there have been no contests, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gained in 21, whereas the Samajwadi Party grabbed one seat in Etawah. And now, within the remaining seats too, BJP grabbed 44 seats making it the clear winner of the Zila Panchayat Presidents ballot.
Interestingly, the Muzaffarnagar seat, which is the hometown of Rakesh Tikait- the BKU chief who has masterminded the agitation in opposition to the BJP authorities’s three farm legal guidelines so as to kickstart his fancied political profession, has additionally been bagged by BJP. The complete members listed here are 43, out of which 22 had been wanted to win and based on stories, BJP’s Veerpal Nirwal, contesting in opposition to Samajwadi Party’s (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RLD) joint candidate Satyendra Balyan, received 30 votes in his favour whereas the latter managed to bag solely 4. Moreover, districts like Hathras and Badaun have additionally been bagged by BJP.
Incidentally, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) joint candidate Satyendra Balyan belongs to the identical Baliyan Khap (clan) headed by Rakesh Tikait’s elder brother Naresh Tikait.
Taking to Twitter, the occasion congratulated all of the candidates for the historic win.
भाजपा के सभी जिला पंचायत अध्यक्षों को ऐतिहासिक जीत पर बहुत-बहुत बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं#हर_पंचायत_भाजपा pic.twitter.com/c4nnWJYudd— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) July 3, 2021
How is a panchayat chairman elected?
The panchayat polls for district panchayat chiefs should not held on a celebration foundation however candidates benefit from the tacit help of varied events. Zila panchayat chairpersons are elected from among the many elected members of Zila panchayats of varied districts.
Prior to UP Zila Panchayat Presidents election, video of ex-SP MP touching toes of voters to hunt votes for his nephew goes viral
Meanwhile, UP BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi shared a video at this time the place former Samajwadi Party MP from Chandauli Ramkishun Yadav might be seen falling on the toes of voters (elected members of zila panchayat) to allegedly search votes for his nephew.
पिछले चुनाव में “सर पर पैर” रख देने वाले इस चुनाव में “पैरों पर सर” रखकर गिड़गिड़ा रहे हैं।चन्दौली में जिला पंचायत अध्यक्ष के चुनाव के ठीक पहले शुक्रवार की रात चन्दौली के @samajwadiparty से पूर्व सांसद रामकिशुन यादव जिला पंचायत सदस्यों के आगे पैरों में गिरते दिख रहे हैं pic.twitter.com/GGyvwv772S— Rakesh Tripathi (@rakeshbjpup) July 3, 2021
Taking a dig on the ex-SP MP, Tripathi Tweeted in Hindi: “पिछले चुनाव में “सर पर पैर” रख देने वाले इस चुनाव में “पैरों पर सर” रखकर गिड़गिड़ा रहे हैं। चन्दौली में जिला पंचायत अध्यक्ष के चुनाव के ठीक पहले शुक्रवार की रात चन्दौली के @samajwadiparty से पूर्व सांसद रामकिशुन यादव जिला पंचायत सदस्यों के आगे पैरों में गिरते दिख रहे हैं”, roughly translated as: “Those (SP) who fled in the last elections (2017 and 2019) were seen falling at the feet of voters and begging for votes. This took place on Friday night.” 
After the video went viral, SP MLC Ashutosh Sinha mentioned in Yadav’s defence that he solely touched the toes of unbiased voters.
“Tej Narayan Yadav is the nephew of Ramkishun Yadav. Tej Narayan is supported by the SP for the post of zila panchayat chairperson,” he was quoted by PTI as saying.
The outcomes of the UP Zila panchayat elections is very vital since it’s being thought of to be a barometer to verify public temper earlier than the essential upcoming Assembly polls, slated to be held in month of February to March 2022.