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Rajasthan local polls: BJP edges out Cong, Vasundhara Raje gets PM pat

In the results declared on Thursday, BJP edged out Congress in the local body and panchayat polls, winning 12 of the 24 panchayat samiti seats, two of three zila parishad, and five of 10 urban local bodies in the bypolls.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked the people of Rajasthan and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje for the BJP’s “good performance” in local bodies bypolls after the ruling party bagged 19 out of 37 seats. The Congress won 13 seats.

“I thank people of Rajasthan and congratulate @BJP4Rajasthan & CM @VasundharaBJP for BJP’s good performance in the local polls,” the PM tweeted.

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In the results declared on Thursday, BJP edged out Congress in the local body and panchayat polls, winning 12 of the 24 panchayat samiti seats, two of three zila parishad, and five of 10 urban local bodies in the bypolls.

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Acknowledging the PM, Raje said, “Thank you, Hon. PM @narendramodi ji. Grateful for your and your team’s constant support & guidance.”

Coming in the back drop of demonetisation, the BJP has sought to make the most of the closely contested bypoll with party president Amit Shah too congratulating the CM and BJP state president Ashok Parnami.

The Congress too expressed “satisfaction” with the results.

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Congress state president Sachin Pilot expressed gratitude to the people of Rajasthan on Thursday.

“In bypolls, it is usually the ruling party which gains. However, the results of these bypolls are satisfactory for the party,” he said, listing panchayat samiti seats of Atru in Baran, Sri Madhopur in Sikar, and Reodar and Abu Road in Sirohi, which the Congress wrested from BJP.

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