BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls, Samajwadi Party alleges rigging

In what seems to be a superb political premiere for the BJP in advance of the UP Assembly election early subsequent yr, the party has registered a thumping victory by profitable sixty five out of 75 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Zila panchayat elections.

The Samajwadi Bash was capable to acquire only 6 seats at the polls. The Apna Dal won the Sonbhadra seat while the Jansatta Dal, led by independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiyya, has won the Pratapgarh seat.

The Jaunpur seat was won by Srikala Singh Reddy, spouse of former BSP MP Dhananjay Singh.

Chairpersons of 22 zila panchayats out of a whole of 75 in Uttar Pradesh experienced been declared elected unopposed on Tuesday with BJP profitable 21 seats and a single seat (Etawah) went to Samajwadi Bash.

The districts where by Zila panchayat chairpersons won unopposed are Saharanpur, Bahraich, Etawah, Chitrakoot, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Moradabad, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Banda, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Mau, Varanasi, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur.

According to experiences, the BJP-supported candidates managed to sign-up victory in Ayodhya and Mathura, the epicentre of Hindutva politics.

When in Ayodhya, BJP-backed applicant Roli Singh defeated SP-backed Indu Sen Yadav, in Mathura, BJP-supported applicant Kisan Singh registered a acquire towards RLD-backed Rajendra Singh Sikarwar.

The BSP did not formally contest the elections and the Congress hit rock bottom and could not acquire even a one seat.

Adhering to the BJP’s victory at the Zila panchayat elections – counting for which was done on Saturday – the Samajwadi Bash personnel staged protests outside the house several collectorate offices in distinctive districts of Uttar Pradesh as the party alleged rigging of elections.

Samajwadi Bash main Akhilesh Yadav accused the ruling BJP of working with anxiety and greed to seize the posts of chairpersons of the Zila panchayats. He also alleged that the BJP is working with the administration in each individual district to sign-up pretend instances towards SP candidates and threatening them. The party urged Governor Anandiben Patel to intervene in this regard.

Shalabh Mani Tripathi, advisor to UP main minister, has lauded the individuals of Uttar Pradesh and stated, “Individuals have manufactured it distinct what lies in their coronary heart for those people who distribute chaos and corruption in UP. It is a massive victory for the BJP. This acquire of the Zila panchayat election is the victory of the individuals of Uttar Pradesh. People who have misplaced have nothing to say, thus they will amount allegations. The individuals of Uttar Pradesh have shown their faith in Primary Minister Narendra Modi and main minister Yogi Adityanath. Several opposition leaders ended up declaring that this is a semi-final, thus the end result of the semi-final is out and now the final (UP election) is awaited.”

–IANS

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