: Monday, January 18, 2021, 11:35 PM IST
Maharashtra Panchayat polls: MVA claims it has pocketed 80% villages; BJP says it is single largest party
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Mumbai: The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi partners - Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress - have claimed that together, they have outdone the BJP by winning in 80 per cent of the villages in the gram panchayat polls. On the other hand, BJP has hinted that it was down but not out, claiming victory in over 6,000 gram panchayats. Touted as mini assembly elections, the results of the 12,711 gram panchayat polls, held on January 15, were declared on Monday. Polling was held for 1,25,709 seats, for which 2,14,880 candidates were in the fray.
BJP leaders holding party flags during a shikara election rally for District Development Council polls, at Dal Lake in Srinagar December 13.
NEW DELHI: While the year 2019 would be remembered for the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections, 2020 would be recalled as the year when the BJP made handsome gains in the polls held for local bodies across the country. Moreover, while the BJP also won the Bihar assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) decisively won the Delhi state polls for the second consecutive term.
The year would also be remembered for the elections which were held during COVID-19 times. The Delhi assembly elections were held in February, when the pandemic had not yet become a threat. By the time the Bihar polls were held in October-November, the coronavirus disease had started receding after reaching its crescendo.
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NEW DELHI: While farmers are protesting on Delhi borders for the past three weeks, the politics on their agitation is being played out in Punjab. The three main political parties - the ruling Congress, main opposition Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are squabbling among themselves.
The prime reason behind this fight between the Congress, AAP and SAD is that the farmers’ agitation is being led and dominated by the agriculturalists from Punjab. The three parties are seen outdoing each other in a bid to be seen as the best sympathiser of the farmers.
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