MP: BJP secures majority in 11 urban local bodies, Congress in eight

Last Update: January 23, 2023, 23:33 IST

The urban local bodies where elections were held include the 24-member municipal council in Raghogarh, the home constituency of Congress veteran and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh (Representational photo/AP).

The results of the elections to 19 urban local bodies held on Friday were declared on Monday, in which BJP candidates won 183 posts of councillors, while the Congress emerged victorious in 143 civic wards.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday won majority in 11 urban local bodies spread across five districts of Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress managed to secure majority in eight others.

The results of the elections to 19 urban local bodies held on Friday were declared on Monday, in which BJP candidates won 183 posts of councillors, while the Congress emerged victorious in 143 civic wards.

The urban local bodies that went to polls include the 24-member municipal council of Raghogarh, the home constituency of senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh.

by state Election According to commission secretary Rakesh Singh, of the 343 posts of councilors in 19 urban bodies in five districts, 183 were won by the BJP and 143 by the Congress, while the rest went to independent candidates.

In Raghogarh Municipal Council, Congress and BJP won 16 and eight wards respectively.

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