Jaipur: Despite being embroiled in Lalit Modi controversy over the past few months, BJP on Thursday emerged victorious in Rajasthan's civic polls results even though Vasundhara Raje seems to have paid a price.
Out of 129 civic bodies, BJP bagged 67, Congress got 33 and others registered victory in 18. However, 11 were tied between BJP and Congress.
Vasundhara Raje, however, suffered a setback in her assembly constituency Jhalrapatan. The BJP lost the Jhalawar municipal council and and Jhalrapatan municipality after a gap of more than 15 years.
Congress also won the Baran municipal council and Anta municipality in Baran district. Raje’s son Dushyant Singh is the Lok Sabha MP from Jhalawar-Baran constituency.
Detailed break-up of results
Ajmer Municipal Corporation (1 civic body - 60 seats): BJP 31, Congress 22, Others 7
Nagar Palika (113 civic bodies) - BJP 62, Congress 25, Others 17, 9 tied between BJP and Congress
Nagar Parishad (15 civic bodies) - Congress bags 8, BJP gets 4, 1 others, 2 tied between BJP and Congress
The counting process to elect 129 civic bodies in 31 districts of Rajasthan had begun on Thursday morning amid tight security and the poll fortunes of 10,582 candidates who contested for 3306 councillor posts in 129 muncipal bodies were declared.
Election of chairpersons
The election of the chairpersons in 129 civic bodies, including Ajmer Municipal Corporation, would be held on August 21 in which all 3351 councillors (3306+45) would vote, and the election of deputy chairpersons would be held on August 22 in the same way.
In a first, mandatory toilet at home and class X passed
Noteworthy, this is first time when every elected councillor is atleast class X passed and every candidate has a toilet in his house as the state government made the same mandatory through an ordinance.
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