UDAIPUR: The saffron party got thumping majority in three districts of South Rajsthan. BJP retained its power in Chittorgarh and Udaipur. In Udaipur district, of the 43 seats, the saffron party won on 27 while Congress candidates were declared elected on 15 while Janta Sena won a seat here.
The outgoing zila pramukh Shantilal Meghwal lost the election to his Congress rival from Mavli seat in ward number 37 with a wide margin of 2,617 votes. With the zila pramukh seat reserved for General Woman, Mamta Panwar and Pinky Mandawat are being speculated as the top contenders here.
BJP wins 21 of 26 seats in Chittorgarh With 21 out of the total 25 zila parishad seats in Chittorgarh, BJP retained its power and hold in the district. Congress managed to win four seats and shocking was the defeat of Manoharlal , brother of minister Udailal Anjana in ward number 18. While the in last elections, BJP board had 18 seats, this time it has gained victory in three more seats. In panchayat samiti elections here, of the 11 seats, BJP candidates bagged 9 while Congress could bag only two seats of Gangrar and Kapasan. Ex-MLA and dairy chairman Badri Lal Jat and Ex-MLA Suresh Dhakad are the main contenders for the zila pramukh post here.
Congress Board in Banswara
After victory on 20 seats out of 31 in Banswara zila parishad, Congress candidates are excited to form the board here. The saffron party was limited to 10 seats while BTP candidate bagged one seat. Resham Malviya, wife of ex-minister Mahendrajit Singh Malviya, and Vikas Bamnia, son of Arjun Bamnia, are the strong contenders for the coveted zila pramukh post.
BTP defeats national parties in Dungarpur
In Dungarpur, Bhartiya Tribal Party got a huge victory after grabbing 13 of the total 27 seats. Congress candidates managed to win on 6 seats while BJP bagged remaining eight seats.