Vagad, as the region is referred to, comprises largely of Pratapgarh, Dungarpur Banswara and parts of Udaipur districts which account for 15 seats. So far, like the rest of Rajasthan, the area has had a bipolar contest with Congress and BJP pitted against each other. However, it started witnessing rumblings of discontent as tribals felt neither party was representing their interests in totality.
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JAIPUR: After their defeat in Rajasthan Panchayat elections, the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) withdrew its support from the Congress government in the state alleging that the party cheated them.
BTP has taken this decision after Congress and BJP made an independent candidate as the Zilla Pramukh in Dungarpur Zilla Parishad elections. BTP has two MLAs, Rajkumar Rota and Ram Prasad Dindor, in Rajasthan who were supporting the Congress.
BJP s Surya Ahari, who contested the election by filing an independent nomination for the post of district head, won the district chief s post by defeating BTP-backed Parvati by one vote with the support of the Congress.