AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): Amid 71% of seats were won by the ruling BJP in the gram panchayat poll, the BJP party is not leaving any stone unturned to meet more success in the upcoming Panchayat poll. Party candidates have started house-to-house campaigning with kariyakartas. Talking to one of the BJP candidates, he said, BJP aims a ‘Jamanat Jabt’ of the opposition in this panchayat poll.

It can be noted that amid mass rigging allegations, and murder of CPI-M candidate, BJP managed to win 71% seats “uncontested” at the Gram Panchayat level. Election Dept Secretary Ashit Kumar Das said, “After the Panchayat nomination withdrawal date was crossed deadline, it shows 4550 seats were won uncontested out of 6370 seats. If I talk about the party-wise seat bagging, these are such as --- BJP 1818 CPI-M 1222, INC 731, Motha 838, CPIM(L) 5 and independent 127.”

Apart from that 58% seats were won at the Panchayat Samiti level without contest by BJP.

Also, BJP won 17% Jila Parishad seats as “uncontested”.