Independents carry out higher than Oppn nominees

In Punjab, Independent candidates sprung a shock by taking the quantity two spot within the total winners checklist within the native physique polls. By profitable 18 per cent of the full seats that went to polls within the area, Independent candidates the truth is equal to the seats that each one seats gained by the opposition events put collectively.
By Wednesday night, outcomes on whole 2168 together with 1,817 seats Municipal councils (MCs) and Nagar Panchayats (NPs) and 351 Corporation wards have been declared out of which 1378 together with 1,102 MC/NPs and 277 Corporation wards have been gained by the Congress which comes to just about 63 per cent of the full seats, whereas Independents registered victory in 392 wards (18 per cent).
All opposition events taken collectively have gained 403 seats (round 18.5 per cent), together with 285 by SAD, 60 by AAP, 49 by BJP. BJP, which is essentially a celebration with city base in Punjab, was the truth is diminished to a pitiable fourth place amongst all events within the fray. The BSP and Others gained 5 and 4 seats, respectively.
Independents fared exceptionally nicely in round half dozen of districts. In 4 districts, they have been even forward of ruling Congress celebration’s candidates.
Mansa topped the checklist the place Independents gained nearly 2/third majority by profitable 53 seats out of whole 85 seats, the ruling Congress was left at a mere 22 seats right here.
Jalandhar district was at quantity two the place 59 (54 per cent) out 110 wards have been gained by Independents in opposition to 47 by the Congress celebration. Third district within the checklist of 4 Independent dominated districts was Barnala the place Independents gained 31 in opposition to Congress profitable 28. In Nawanshahr, 18 Independents gained in opposition to 16 of Congress.
Apart from this, the key victory of Independents was recorded in Ropar the place 39 Independents have been declared winners and in Sangrur, 31 Independents received elected.
In Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Mohali, 29, 22 and 20 Independent candidates gained.
In Rahon Municipal Council, there was landslide victory for Independents the place they gained all 13 seats and related was the scene at in Jalandhar the place Independents gained on 12 seats out of 13 in Adampur and once more 12 out of 13 in Nurmahal committees, whereas 10 out of 11 seats have been gained by Independents in Alawalpur.
In 9 districts of the state, Independent candidates have been far forward of all of the opposition events and in half dozen districts they have been both equal in seats or have been fairly near the opposition events within the seat tally.
Political leaders of assorted events, together with Congress, have been claiming that a lot of the Independents are backed by the bulk political events solely. For occasion in Rahon, the place all Independents have gained, it’s stated that seven have been backed by Congress , 3 by BSP and two have been Independent candidates with no celebration affiliation.
Most of the Independents have gained within the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchyats as solely 18 Independents have gained in eight Corporations the place elections for 351 wards have been carried out.
BSP state president Jasbir Singh Garhi claimed that although their celebration has gained 5 seats within the state on its image, however practically 25 BSP backed candidates have gained primarily in Doaba area. He stated that 100 candidates of BSP have been contesting on celebration image and 100 as Independents backed by BSP.
“In this elections two BSP backed candidates won from Rahon, five from Alawalpur, 3 from Nurmahal, two from Nakodar, one each from Phillaur, Adampur, Sham Chaurasi, Khamano, Samana, Bhairupa, Tapa Mandi and Boha,” claimed the BSP state chief.
BJP too was had claimed that almost all of their candidates have been contesting as Independents in Councils and NPs elections resulting from worry of protests by the farmers however it’s but not clear what number of BJP-backed Independents have gained on these seats.
It is learnt that in 2015 native physique elections too, round 20% Independents had gained in company elections and 30% in Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchyats elections.