Of the 76 candidates fielded by the BJP in the election for 89 posts of Block Pramukhs, 53 candidates have been elected to the posts. Citing this as a historic win of the party, the BJP State president, Ajay Bhatt, has thanked the public and party workers. He opined that the people had once again placed their faith in the BJP and rejected the Congress.
Bhatt said that 70 per cent of the candidates fielded by the party had been elected to the posts of Block Pramukh. Additionally, most of the independents who won the election are in support of the BJP.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat congratulated all the elected Block Pramukhs and added that the victory of BJP candidates proved that the people trust the BJP and that they had rejected the opposition parties for their negative attitude and actions. Thanking the people, he said that the election results will boost the speed of development.
The State Government is committed to fulfilling the public aspirations, he added.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the elections to the 89 posts of Block Pramukhs, BJP candidates were elected in 53 posts, Congress in 20 and independents in 16.