According to the results announced by the national elections, the BJP won 22 of the 85 zilla diocese seats in six regions of Maharashtra on Wednesday, while the Congress won 144 Panchayat Samiti seats provided by its jurisdiction. 36 seats were reserved. Committee (SEC).

The by-elections for 84 vacant seats of 6 Zilla Parishads (ZP)-Dhule, Nandurbar, Akola, Washim, Nagpur, Palghar, and 141 seats out of 37 Panchayat Samitis under the jurisdiction of these regions were held on Tuesday and were held. The votes were counted on Wednesday.

Candidates for one ZP seat (85 seats in total) and three Panchayat Samiti wards (144 years old in total) were selected as ungraded. Among the 85 seats provided by the 6 ZPs, BJP won the highest 22 seats, while Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena (all members of the ruling MVA) won 19, 15 and 12 seats (46 in total) . The US Securities and Exchange Commission stated that independents won 4 seats, CPI (M) 1 and others won 12 seats. The SEC results showed that in Panchayat Samiti’s vote, Congress won the highest 36 seats out of 144 seats, followed by BJP 33, Shiv Sena 23 and NCP with 18 seats. Independent candidates won 7 seats, and Navnirman Sena in Maharashtra and other registered political parties won 26 Panchayat Samiti seats.

Allies of MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) won 73 of the 144 Panchayat Samiti seats. In the deputy poll with a voter turnout of approximately 63%, as many as 367 candidates participated in the competition for the ZP seat, and 555 candidates competed for the Panchayat Samiti seat. After the Supreme Court ruled on the OBC quota for local agencies, by-elections became necessary.

Ashok Chavan, Minister of Maharashtra PWD in the National Assembly, stated that due to the retention of (work and education) and OBC political quotas (other backward classes) in Maratha. “Whether it is the Maratha reservation or the OBC political reservation, the BJP applies double standards every time. When the central government has the opportunity to play a decisive role in maintaining these reservations, the BJP did not make the right decision,” Chavan said.

The minister in charge of the Cabinet Subcommittee on Maratha Quotas stated that out of the 85 vacant seats in the ZP, Congress had 13 members earlier but has now won 17 seats. He said that Maha Vikas Aghadi’s allies won 46 ZP seats this time, compared to 37 before, even though they voted separately. On the other hand, Chawan said that the BJP’s seats have dropped from 31 to 22, while Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi’s seats have dropped from 12 to 8.

The leader of the People’s Party, Devendra Fadnavis, said the poll results showed who is growing at the expense of Shiv Sena and how the foundation of the party led by Uddhav Thackeray has further declined. The former chief minister claimed that the BJP has been growing steadily in the state.

News Source : Indiatoday