As elections for remaining eight district and more 75 block panchayat bodies are scheduled for the coming days BJP’s sweeping win in the first round on came as a big shocker for the opposition Congress party as latter failed even to find candidates for contest in three hill districts Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh and Champawat and one Udhamsingh Nagar in plain Terai region of the state.
BJP supporters holding party symbol flags (File Photo: ANI)
As Uttarakhand reels under the state’s worst natural disaster in the last one decade, the BJP got a big shot in its arm on Monday as the ruling party got its four of the 12 district panchayat heads elected unopposed. It also managed to elect 11 Kshetra (Block) panchayats without any challenge.
As elections for remaining eight district and more 75 block panchayat bodies are scheduled for the coming days BJP’s sweeping win in the first round on came as a big shocker for the opposition Congress party as latter failed even to find candidates for contest in three hill districts Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh and Champawat and one Udhamsingh Nagar in plain Terai region of the state.
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All four BJP candidates were declared winners unopposed by the respective election officers in the absence of opposition Congress nominees.
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Similar wins in 11 block panchayats of the state including Uttarkashi’s disaster hit and frequent in-news block Bhatwari, Champawat, Kashipur, Sitarganj, Khatima, Dunda, Jakhnidhar, Chamba, Vikasnagar, Pabau, and Takula.
BJP leaders in Uttarakhand applauded Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for the party’s victories and said his strategy of keeping command of local political equations with opposition having no inkling of the same helped them win easily.
“BJP’s candidate selection maintaining caste and regional balance left the opposition clueless. On the other hand, the opposition Congress party was plagued by acute factionalism and weak organisational set up. The Congress leadership failed to even find candidates to file nominations in four districts and 11 block panchayat polls that enabled us win without any opposition” stated the state BJP media incharge and senior spokesperson Manvir Singh Chauhan.
Chauhan claimed that panchayat results are also a clear message BJP’s organisational strength is as robust at the grassroots as it’s on higher rung of leadership. This has also set the bell ringing for the 2027 state election, said Chauhan.
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