BJP Faces Unprecedented Rout In Rajasthan Civic Polls As Congress, Independents Bag Most Seats

Rajasthan Municipal Election Results 2019 LIVE: Congress is leading the race in terms of winning more bodies in the Rajasthan Civic Polls, with BJP set to finish second. Independents will prove crucial in many urban civic local bodies as Congress and BJP are neck-to-neck in several places. The process of counting of votes for 49 civic urban local bodies in Rajasthan began on Tuesday. The Rajasthan Nagar Nigam elections were conducted on Saturday and the official outcome will be announced by the Election Commission by evening.

In the Rajasthan Civic Polls, results for 29 out of 49 local bodies have been announced so far. The Congress have won 17 local bodies while the BJP has bagged six. According to latest results, the results of 886 out of 2105 wards have been announced. So far Congress have won 405 while BJP have taken 315 wards. BSP has won 11 wards, CPM 2 and independents have taken 153 wards.

In Rajasthan Municipal Election, more than 2,000 ward councillors are to be selected in 49 municipal bodies. A total of 7,942 candidates are in the fray. The election for chairman and deputy chairman of urban local bodies will be held on November 26 and 27, respectively. In 2014, BJP had won victory in 37 municipal bodies out of 43. The Congress on the other hand had managed to win only six municipal bodies.