Congress wins 670 panchayat samiti seats in Rajasthan polls

BJP leading in Zila Parishad polls by winning 55 of the 115 seats so far

The ruling Congress on Saturday won 670 panchayat samiti seats and the Opposition BJP trailed behind with 551 seats in the panchayat body elections held in six districts of Rajasthan. Polling for electing 1,564 members of 78 panchayat samitis and 200 members of six Zila Parishads was held in three phases. In the counting of votes on Saturday, the Congress obtained a majority in the samitis, while the BJP was leading in the ZP polls by winning 55 of the 115 seats for which the results were announced till late evening. The Congress won 52 ZP seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party three. The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, which was an ally of the BJP in Rajasthan and had quit the National Democratic Alliance over the issue of agriculture sector laws last year, won 40 samiti seats, while the Independents emerged victorious in 290 seats. The BSP won 11 samiti seats.