BJP sweeps ULB elections in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: The BJP was set to win elections to a majority of civic bodies in the state on Saturday as counting of votes began in the morning.

Riding high on welfare schemes and poll promises fulfilled by the Vishnu Deo Sai government, the saffron party won all ten mayor posts.

Elections to 173 urban bodies including 10 municipal corporations, 49 municipal councils and 114 Nagar Panchayats were held on February 11.

As per the trends provided by the state election officials, the BJP won mayoral posts in all 10 municipal corporations, and chairperson’s posts in 35 municipal councils and 81 nagar panchayats.

Opposition Congress won the chairperson’s post in eight municipal councils and 22 nagar panchayats, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won chairperson’s post in one municipal council and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in one nagar panchayat.

Independent candidates won chairperson’s post in five municipal councils and ten nagar panchayats.The BJP has won or was leading in most of the municipal wards.