BJP continues lead in Assam panchayat polls, set for victory
Guwahati, Dec 13 (IBNS): After suffering debacle in the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues sizable lead in the ongoing counting of votes for the panchayat polls in Assam.
Counting of votes for the four-tier Assam panchayat elections began since Wednesday morning and till now BJP has maintained lead in Zila Parishad Member (ZPM), Anchalik Panchayat Member (APM), Gram Panchayat President (GPP) and Gram Panchayat Member (GPM)s.
According to the reports, out of 420 Zila Parishad Member (ZPM) seats, BJP has won 158 seats, followed by 78 seats by Congress, 15 by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), 4 by AIUDF and 14 by others.
On the other hand, out of 2199 Anchalik Panchayat Member (APM) seats, BJP has maintaied its lead by winning 650 seats.
The Congress has so far won 470 APM seats and 127 are won by AGP, 62 by AIUDF and 137 by others.
Out of 2199 Gram Panchayat President (GPP) seats, BJP so far won 654 seats, followed by 513 by Congress, 271 by AGP, 66 by AIUDF and 171 by others.
On the other hand, out of 21990 Gram Panchayat Member (GPM) seats, the BJP won 5741 seats and 4492 have been bagged by Congress and 1476 by AGP, 483 by AIUDF and 1374 by others.
The Assam panchayat poll was held in two phases on Dec 5 and 9.
After BJP’s massive victory in Assam panchayat polls, its state president Ranjit Kumar Dass said that, it has happened only because of the party workers' intensive and dedicated efforts and as well as the support from both BJP-led union and state government to carry out the development schemes to the all sections of people.
“All party workers have intensively visited the rural areas. We have already appointed more than three lakh paging-charge across the state. Apart from it, we have set up 26,000 booth committees. All sections of people have supported us and we emerged as a largest party in Assam. No other political party can change our position,” Ranjit Kumar Dass said.
In last panchayat election held in 2013, the Congress captured maximum seats in all four-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions.
In last election, the Congress had won 273 Zila Parishad Member (ZPM) seats, 1235 Anchalik Panchayat Member (APM) seats, 1223 Gram Panchayat President (GPP) seats and 10,806 Gram Panchayat Member (GPM) seats.
(Reporting by Hemanth Kumar Nath)
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