Jolt to Congress in Alwar and Baran, hat-trick in Barmer
ALWAR/KOTA/BARMER/UDAIPUR: The results of two municipal council and nagar palika have given a shocking treatment to Congress leaders. The party could not get a majority even in a single place. The fate of two municipal council and nagar palika will be decided by Independents.
Alwar municipal council election was fought under the leadership of minister of state for labour Tikaram Jully and was monitored by former central minister Jitendra Singh.
The party could get only 20 seats out of 65. The BJP got 27 seats, 6 short of majority. One BSP and 17 independents will decide the fate of both the parties. The BJP is in power for the last ten years.
In Bhiwadi Municipal Council both Congress and BJP got 23 seats each out of 60 . Two BSP and 12 independents will decide who will rule the council. Here also the BJP is in power for the last ten years. But due to hard work done by Congress MLA Sandeep Yadav it seemed that Congress will throw BJP out power. Now two BSP and 12 independent councillors will decide the future course of action.
In Thanagazi Municipality where elections were held for the first time Congress got 10 and BJP 9 seats. Six independents have also been elected. Independent MLA Kanti Meena ,who has given support to the Gehlot government, is trying hard for getting the Congress in majority.
The Congress has swept the Municipal body polls in Hadoti region by winning all the municipal bodies.
The Kota Municipal Corporation polls were deferred by the state government in the past but municipal polls were held in two municipal bodies of Kota district including Sangod and Kaithoon.
Ruling party witnessed victory in both the municipal bodies of the Kota district which went to polls. The Congress won 16 out of total 25 municipal wards in Sangod municipality to reduce the BJP to just 7 wards; the Congress grabbed thumping victory in Kaithoon municipality by winning 18 out of 25 wards and confining BJP to mere 6 wards. The rest wards in both the municipal bodies were shared by independents.
Similar was the story of the polls in Baran district where the Congress won 15 and BJP 13 wards in 35 ward municipality of Mangrol and rest 7 wards went to independents.
The Congress also broke the stronghold of BJP in the Chhabra municipality where the party won 15 wards of total 35 wards while the BJP could win only 8 wards and 2 wards were won by BSP.
Chhabra falls in the Parliamentary constituency of BJP MP, Jhalawar, Dushyant Singh and is also considered bastion of the BJP stalwart, Pratap Singh Singhvi who is BJP MLA from Chhabra presently. BJP had won municipal polls in Chhabra in 2014.
While the Congress also registered victory in Rawatbhata municipality of Chittorgarh district by winning 29 wards out of total 40 wards while BJP could win only 9 and independents won 2.
With ci vi c polls results announced on Tuesday the Congress made hat-trick at Barmer seat while BJP snatched the Balotra council seat from Congress.
At Barmer Congress 36 of total 55 seats including two independents supported by it while BJP won merely 18 seats. One independent candidate also won the elections.
At this seat BJP fought the election in the name of PM Modi but failed. During the election campaigning BJP l eaders claimed that people of Barmer are fed up with Congress and will chose BJP for the good governance but people refused them. On t he o t he r Congre s s MLA Mewaram Jain claimed that at Barmer seat Congress will form its board continuously for the third time and he proved his claims.
However, ahead of civic polls, Congress MLA Mewaram Jain himself criticized the Congress board and chairman Loonkaran Bothra and publicly apologized for the board’s failure. He however promised that he will ensure betterment of Barmer city after formation of new board and appealed the people to vote Congress.
People trusted on Mewaram and despite witnessing worst governance of previous Congress board gave chance to Congress continuously for the third time.
Earlier in state assembly election Jain scores his own personal hattric after winning assembly election continuously for the third time. In 2018 election he defeated sitting BJP MP and veteran leader Sonaram Choudhary by margin of approx 33,000 votes.
During the 2014 elections, out of total 40 seats Congress won 21 including two independents supported by it while BJP won only 16 seats.
Contrary to Barmer seat, the Congress faced defeat at Balotra seat. At here BJP snatched the board from Congress. From 2004 to 2014, BJP ruled the Balotra board continuously for two times but last time BJP lost it to Congress. At Balotra BJP won 25 of total 45 seats while Congress won only 16 seats. Five independent candidates won the election. At Balotra chairman in Congress board Ratan Khatri lost the election.
In Udaipur, The polling for more than 2000 ward councillers in 49 civic bodies was held on Saturday and the results has been declared on Tuesday. The Congress has won 17 local bodies while BJP won six of them.
Here at Udaipur out of 70 total.seats 43 seats were won by BJP, 20 seats won by Congress while 7 were begged by independent candidates.
The counting of votes started on Tuesday morning amid tight security at around 8 am.
The early trend says that congress party was leading at most of the districts including, Jaisalmer, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Kota and Sirohi.
By winning 43 wards out of 70 wards of the civic body the BJP has made its 6th municipal board.
The polling at two civic bodies including Udaipur and Kanod was held on Saturday, out of total 356401 voters 200423 voters has casted their votes with a maximum of 57.84% of voting in Udaipur while out of total 9872 voters 7834 has casted votes and 79.3% of voting in Kanod.
Congress has won 20 wards and independent candidates begged 7 wards of civic body at Udaipur. The polls were held at Udaipur, Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur and 18 municipal councils and 22 municipal boards on Saturday 22nd November.
At Pindwara municipal council BJP has won all the 22 wards leaving Congress and Independent candidates empty handed, while at Tonk Congress won 27 wards of 60 wards leaving BJP with 23 and independent with 10 wards.at Sirohi too Congress remained ahead with 17 wards and left BJP on 6 and independent candidates with 2 wards.
Similarly Congress remained ahead and made their municipal boards at Chittorgarh(total 60Congress 37, BJP 23), Nimbaheda(total-45 Congress 28, BJP -16, independent -1), Amet total25, Congress 18, BJP 7), Shivganj(total -35, Congress-15, BJP -13, Independent candidates-7) and Nathdwara( t ot al - 40 Cogress-29, BJP, 10, independent candidate, 1).