UP Zila Panchayat chairperson election: BJP registers thumping victory, wins 65 of 75 seats

Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the BJP registered a major victory in the Zila Panchayat chairperson election winning 65 out of 75 districts in the state. 

New Delhi: Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a major victory in the Zila Panchayat chairperson election. BJP won Zila Panchayat President poll in 65 out of 75 districts in the state. On the other hand, the candidates of Samajwadi Party could win only 6 seats. While others managed to win four seats. While, chairpersons of 22 zila panchayats in 22 districts were declared elected on Tuesday as they won unopposed. Of these, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 21 seats, while the Samajwadi Party grabbed one seat in Etawah.