Cong wins 19 of 37 seats in R’sthan local body bypoll

Jaipur, August 7

Opposition Congress scored a major victory in bypoll of urban local bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions in Rajasthan today, winning 19 out of total 37 seats while the ruling BJP could manage 10 seats.

Bypoll were held in six Zila Parishad, seven municipal council/municipality of six districts and 24 Panchayat Samitis of 17 districts on Friday and the results were announced after counting by the state election commission of Rajasthan today.

In the bypoll in six Zila Parishad, the Congress won four seats, while the BJP and the BSP bagged one seat each. In the Panchayat Samiti bypoll, 13 Congress candidates won, while the BJP won seven seats.

Three Independent candidates and one BSP candidate also won Panchayat samiti elections. Congress and BJP won two seats each and three BSP candidates won in municipal council/ municipality poll. PCC president Sachin Pilot said: "The results of by-polls in urban and rural areas have made clear that people are unhappy with the BJP rule in the state." — TNS/PTI