Tag: Local body polls

  • UP metropolis native physique polls: BJP ‘misplaced miserably’ in seats merely exterior metropolis limits, says Akhilesh

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: The BJP “lost miserably” in seats located merely exterior metropolis limits no matter “adopting every trick” throughout the Uttar Pradesh metropolis native physique elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav talked about on Sunday.

    He moreover termed as “suspicious” the place of the State Election Commission and talked about the BJP obtained the polls through “fraudulent counting” of votes and by no means by customary mandate.

    The BJP on Saturday registered wins on all 17 mayoral seats — Varanasi, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Jhansi, Bareilly, Mathura-Vrindavan, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Firozabad and Meerut.

    It moreover obtained 813 of the 1,420 corporator seats whereas the opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85.

    In a tweet in Hindi, Yadav congratulated the victorious Samajwadi Party nominees and the entire “other” candidates who obtained by stopping in the direction of the BJP.

    “Moving a little out of the cities, the BJP lost miserably even after adopting every trick,” he added.

    Later, in an announcement issued proper right here, Yadav talked about the outcomes would have been larger for the Samajwadi Party if the “BJP government” had not rigged the elections by using money and misusing vitality.

    “From removing (names of) voters from the electoral rolls, getting fake (fraudulent) votes cast, slowing down the counting, the BJP tried every trick to influence the elections. The government and the administration acted as the BJP’s agents and worked to defeat the winning candidates of the Samajwadi Party,” he added.

    Yadav alleged that the election was not contested by the BJP nevertheless by the state authorities.

    “It was completely a managed election of the government. All kinds of conspiracies were done to swing the results in favour of the BJP. The chief minister himself was engaged in misusing the power,” Yadav talked about.

    Raising questions over the State Election Commission’s functioning, Yadav talked about it is a matter of regret that the poll physique’s place was suspicious.

    “Complaining about rigging in the first phase of civic elections, the Samajwadi Party had demanded concrete arrangements for voting in a fear-free environment in the second phase. At the time of the counting of votes, even force was used to suppress the voice of the opposition. But the State Election Commission became a mute spectator,” he talked about.

    The truth is that the BJP obtained by fraud throughout the counting of votes and by no means by the people’s mandate, he alleged.

    “This so-called election victory of the BJP is (an act of) fraud with democracy, disregard of the oath of the Constitution and insult of public opinion. There cannot be a bigger mockery of democracy than this,” the earlier chief minister talked about.

    “The loot of votes and the forcible capture of the civic bodies will cost the BJP very dearly. Lakhs of voters are now waiting for 2024 (Lok Sabha elections) when they will teach a befitting lesson to the BJP,” he claimed.

    According to the State Election Commission, the BJP obtained 191 (35.11 per cent) of the 544 posts of Nagar Panchayat chairpersons whereas Independent candidates bagged 195 (35.85 per cent).

    The Samajwadi Party obtained 78 posts whereas the Bahujan Samaj Party clinched victories in 37.

    The Congress obtained 14 seats.

    Independent candidates asserted themselves on the Nagar Panchayat members’ seats as successfully, profitable 4,824 of the 7,177 (67.21 per cent) accessible.

    The BJP obtained 1,403 seats adopted by the Samajwadi Party with 485 and the Bahujan Samaj Party with 215.

    The Congress bagged 77 seats and the Rashtriya Lok Dal obtained 38.

    The metropolis native physique elections have been held in two phases on May 4 and 11 to elect 17 mayors and 1,401 corporators.

    As many as 19 corporators have been elected unopposed, the charge had talked about.

    Voting was moreover held to elect 198 chairpersons and 5,260 members of Nagar Palika Parishads, 542 chairpersons of Nagar Panchayats and 7,104 members of Nagar Panchayats.

    LUCKNOW: The BJP “lost miserably” in seats located merely exterior metropolis limits no matter “adopting every trick” throughout the Uttar Pradesh metropolis native physique elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav talked about on Sunday.

    He moreover termed as “suspicious” the place of the State Election Commission and talked about the BJP obtained the polls through “fraudulent counting” of votes and by no means by customary mandate.

    The BJP on Saturday registered wins on all 17 mayoral seats — Varanasi, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Jhansi, Bareilly, Mathura-Vrindavan, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Firozabad and Meerut.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    It moreover obtained 813 of the 1,420 corporator seats whereas the opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85.

    In a tweet in Hindi, Yadav congratulated the victorious Samajwadi Party nominees and the entire “other” candidates who obtained by stopping in the direction of the BJP.

    “Moving a little out of the cities, the BJP lost miserably even after adopting every trick,” he added.

    Later, in an announcement issued proper right here, Yadav talked about the outcomes would have been larger for the Samajwadi Party if the “BJP government” had not rigged the elections by using money and misusing vitality.

    “From removing (names of) voters from the electoral rolls, getting fake (fraudulent) votes cast, slowing down the counting, the BJP tried every trick to influence the elections. The government and the administration acted as the BJP’s agents and worked to defeat the winning candidates of the Samajwadi Party,” he added.

    Yadav alleged that the election was not contested by the BJP nevertheless by the state authorities.

    “It was completely a managed election of the government. All kinds of conspiracies were done to swing the results in favour of the BJP. The chief minister himself was engaged in misusing the power,” Yadav talked about.

    Raising questions over the State Election Commission’s functioning, Yadav talked about it is a matter of regret that the poll physique’s place was suspicious.

    “Complaining about rigging in the first phase of civic elections, the Samajwadi Party had demanded concrete arrangements for voting in a fear-free environment in the second phase. At the time of the counting of votes, even force was used to suppress the voice of the opposition. But the State Election Commission became a mute spectator,” he talked about.

    The truth is that the BJP obtained by fraud throughout the counting of votes and by no means by the people’s mandate, he alleged.

    “This so-called election victory of the BJP is (an act of) fraud with democracy, disregard of the oath of the Constitution and insult of public opinion. There cannot be a bigger mockery of democracy than this,” the earlier chief minister talked about.

    “The loot of votes and the forcible capture of the civic bodies will cost the BJP very dearly. Lakhs of voters are now waiting for 2024 (Lok Sabha elections) when they will teach a befitting lesson to the BJP,” he claimed.

    According to the State Election Commission, the BJP obtained 191 (35.11 per cent) of the 544 posts of Nagar Panchayat chairpersons whereas Independent candidates bagged 195 (35.85 per cent).

    The Samajwadi Party obtained 78 posts whereas the Bahujan Samaj Party clinched victories in 37.

    The Congress obtained 14 seats.

    Independent candidates asserted themselves on the Nagar Panchayat members’ seats as successfully, profitable 4,824 of the 7,177 (67.21 per cent) accessible.

    The BJP obtained 1,403 seats adopted by the Samajwadi Party with 485 and the Bahujan Samaj Party with 215.

    The Congress bagged 77 seats and the Rashtriya Lok Dal obtained 38.

    The metropolis native physique elections have been held in two phases on May 4 and 11 to elect 17 mayors and 1,401 corporators.

    As many as 19 corporators have been elected unopposed, the charge had talked about.

    Voting was moreover held to elect 198 chairpersons and 5,260 members of Nagar Palika Parishads, 542 chairpersons of Nagar Panchayats and 7,104 members of Nagar Panchayats.

  • Regional, caste, neighborhood combine in Naveen Patnaik’s Rajya Sabha seat alternative

    Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik once more sprang a shock on Sunday by naming tribal activist Niranjan Bishi, secretary-general of Paschima Odisha Advasi Kalyan Sangha organisation, for a Rajya Sabha seat together with three others, social gathering spokesperson Sulata Deo, nationwide spokesperson Sasmit Patra and media advisor Manas Mangaraj.

    Naveen’s alternative of candidates displays a cautious mixture of illustration from OBC, ladies, tribal, and minority communities. Two of the 4 candidates are OBCs, together with one lady, whereas scheduled tribe and minority communities have additionally obtained illustration with one seat every. By nominating two OBC candidates, the BJD additionally hopes to assuage the resentment rising among the many neighborhood as seats couldn’t be reserved for them in panchayat and concrete native physique polls.

    Going by regional illustration, Bishi is from western Odisha whereas Deo is from undivided Cuttack (coastal Odisha). Mangaraj is from Balugaon in Khurda, which can be coastal Odisha and Sasmit is a local of Kandhamal-Gajapati area in south Odisha. But, his most stunning choose is Bishi, who has been a trenchant critic of the ruling social gathering over the neglect of tribals. 

    He had given a name for a boycott of BJD for not giving correct illustration to the tribals within the latest panchayat elections whereas main a number of agitations in opposition to the State authorities on farm and tribal points. Bishi hails from Balangir and was inducted to the BJD solely on Friday. Sources mentioned that Bishi has been chosen by overlooking different scheduled tribe contenders like Pradip Majhi and Santosh Amat due to his base in western Odisha districts. 

    The organisation headed by Bishi has a great presence in Balangir, Kalahandi, Sambalpur and different western districts. While expressing happiness over his nomination, Bishi mentioned, “I have been working for the rights of the tribals, farmers, and other backward class people. I have been raising my voice as a lot of schemes for the welfare of the tribals are not being implemented properly. Now, as the Chief Minister has given me a responsibility, I will ensure that the benefits of such  schemes reach the people.” 

    The renomination of Patra was anticipated due to his spectacular efficiency within the Upper House over the last two years. He is the third particular person after Pyarimohan Mohapatra and Baijayant Panda, to be renominated for a second time period within the Upper House. Patra mentioned he’ll proceed to boost issues of significance and sharpen the State’s voice in Rajya Sabha.

    Deo, the spokesperson of the BJD for the final a number of years, has been rewarded for defending the federal government on a number of points together with the Mahanga double homicide, Kalahandi college instructor homicide, and Srimandir Parikrama mission.“I will work under the guidance of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take forward the mission of women empowerment,” Deo mentioned.

    Mangaraj was the Congress candidate for Chilika Assembly seat within the 2014 election and joined BJD in 2018. He has since been dealing with the media for BJD and the State authorities. He is now the media advisor to the federal government with Minister of State rank.“I will raise issues concerning Odisha in Rajya Sabha and try to ensure that they are heard,” he mentioned.

    While Bishi has been nominated for the bypoll with a four-year tenure, the three others will get a full time period of six years. The election can be held on June 10 for 3 vacancies because the phrases of Prasanna Acharya, N Bhaskar Rao and Sasmit Patra will finish on July 1. A Bypoll for the emptiness arising due to the resignation of Subash Singh after his election as Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation can be held on June 13. 

  • Congress gears up for municipal elections in Uttar Pradesh

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: The Congress, which confronted a debacle within the 2022 meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh, has began preparations for contesting the upcoming municipal polls more likely to be held later this yr within the state.

    The celebration will launch a digital membership drive with an purpose to achieve 1.5 crore individuals via it, its state spokesman Krishnakant Pandey mentioned on Monday. “The party has identified seven zones in UP for preparations for the elections,” Pandey mentioned.

    The state has 17 municipal companies, over 200 municipal councils and 450 metropolis councils. The celebration has requested possible candidates to file an software type through which they should give particulars of 300 supporters, amongst others.

    “For favourable results in municipal elections, the party has decided to expand its outreach programme with a special focus on social media. We are planning to launch digital membership drive and aim to reach 1.5 crore people through it,” mentioned Pandey.

    The celebration will even appoint ward in-charges and a grievance redressal committee at district stage, the spokesman mentioned.

    However, he didn’t reveal whether or not the celebration will combat alone within the municipal elections or will type an alliance with any celebration.

    The Congress contested on all 403 seats within the current UP meeting elections, however managed to safe victory on solely two seats. The celebration had gained seven seats in 2017 meeting elections.