Karnataka State Election Commission officers stated counting was on at 226 centres on the Taluk headquarters by adhering to strict COVID-19 protocol
Congress-supported candidates rejoice win in Karnataka Gram Panchayat polls Image courtesy: Twitter@siddaramaiah
Even although the counting of votes in over 5,700 Karnataka Gram Panchayat Elections continues to be underway, each the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress Wednesday claimed main victories for candidates backed by them.
According to News18 Kannada, as per newest updates, candidates backed the saffron social gathering have been main in 20,428 seats, whereas, Congress-supported candidates have been forward in 19,253 seats. Those supported by the Janata Dal (Secular) have been main in 12,731 whereas Independent candidates and people backed by different events have been forward in 8,062 seats.
It is to be famous that these figures usually are not validated independently as there have been no official declaration of outcomes until night time.
Karnataka State Election Commission officers stated counting was on at 226 centres on the Taluk headquarters by adhering to strict COVID-19
protocol of obligatory sporting of face masks, social distancing, and hand hygiene.
The elections, not held on social gathering symbols, have been performed to 82,616 seats in 5,728 village panchayats in two phases on 22 and 27 December utilizing poll papers with a voter turnout of 78.58 %, and counting was taken up on Wednesday morning.
Despite no official affirmation, BJP state chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and senior Congress chief Siddaramaiah maintained that candidates backed by their events have been successful in most seats.
In an announcement, Kateel stated BJP “won maximum seats”, for which he gave credit score to varied methods drawn by the social gathering. He stated rural-centric schemes akin to Gram Swaraj and activation of sales space stage committees helped in taking to the individuals the measures initiated by the Central and state governments for improvement.
“People supported the development and voted in favour of the BJP backed candidates,” Kateel stated.
Siddaramaiah in a sequence of tweets claimed that the farmers taught the BJP a lesson.
“Rural India is frustrated by the policies implemented by@BJP4India. Farmers are against anti-farmer laws and they found Gram Panchayat elections as the perfect opportunity to teach @BJP4India a lesson. Reports suggest that @INCKarnatakasupported candidates are winning,” he stated.
Rural India is annoyed by the insurance policies carried out by @BJP4India. Farmers are in opposition to anti-farmer legal guidelines and so they discovered Gram Panchayat elections as the right alternative to show @BJP4India a lesson.
Reports counsel that @INCKarnataka supported candidates are successful.
1/3 pic.twitter.com/R7h0NJ64vG
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 30, 2020
“Congress has always stood firmly with farmers and rural India. This has always instilled confidence among people. Tradition of winning has continued,” he tweeted. Noting that this was a difficult time for the Congress within the state, the previous chief minister expressed apprehensions that the BJP may lure its successful candidates to modify over.
This is difficult time for @INCKarnataka
There are studies that @BJP4Karnataka is attempting to lure our candidates both by threatening or by providing cash
BJP leaders are annoyed that they might not win the hearts of Rural India.This needs to be condemned#GramPanchayat
3/3— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 30, 2020
The JD(S) has not but made any assertion on the ballot consequence.
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday claimed the ruling BJP supported candidates are more likely to win a majority of the seats.
“According to my information, it is certain that 85-90 percent BJP supported candidates will get elected in gram panchayat polls,” he had stated.
A complete of two,22,814 candidates contested the election, whereas 8,074 have been elected unopposed.
While the primary part had seen a voter turnout of about 82 %, it was round 80 % within the second part.
Though these polls usually are not held on social gathering symbols, all political events have put in efforts to make sure that the candidate supported by them wins, in order to have their maintain on grass-root stage politics. The outcomes of the polls might show advantageous for them in taluk or zilla panchayat and even A=ssembly polls every time it occurs.
With inputs from PTI
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