BJP wins 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.