BJP Registers Landslide Victory in Arunachal Pradesh Local Body Elections
The ruling BJP has registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15.
The BJP also scored a decisive win in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) elections by winning 14 of the 20 wards. However, the regional People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) emerged victorious in the Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC), bagging five of the eight wards, while the BJP won two and an Independent secured one seat. The opposition Congress failed to win a single seat in both the IMC and PMC elections.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu also expressed gratitude to the electorate for the party’s resounding victory. According to final results declared by the State Election Commission last night, the BJP won 170 of the 245 Zilla Parishad seats, including 59 uncontested, establishing its clear dominance at the district-level local bodies. The PPA emerged as the second-largest party with 28 seats, while the Congress managed to win seven seats.
The National People’s Party (NPP), led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, secured five seats, including one uncontested, while Independent and other candidates won 23 seats. Repeating a similar performance in the Gram Panchayat elections, the BJP won 6,085 of the 8,208 seats, including 5,211 uncontested victories, highlighting its strong grassroots presence. The PPA won 648 seats, including 386 uncontested, while Independents secured 627 seats, of which 280 were uncontested.
The Congress won 216 Gram Panchayat seats, including 111 uncontested, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) bagged 396 seats with 159 uncontested victories. The NPP won 160 seats, including 81 uncontested; the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) secured 27 seats, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won one seat.
