Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday claimed that several BSP candidates were "forcibly defeated" during recounts by razor-thin margins due to irregularities involving government machinery. She noted that without such interference, the party would have recorded an even stronger performance across the state's local bodies.
In an X post, Mayawati extended congratulatory greetings to party workers on Tuesday after the BSP secured 19 councillor seats in the Rajasthan municipal elections.
"In the municipal elections held in Rajasthan, the BSP has also succeeded this time by getting its councillors elected to 19 seats, and many candidates were forcibly defeated in the recount by a margin of just a few votes due to irregularities in the government machinery; otherwise, the party could have achieved an even better result here. For this, the party has extended hearty congratulations and best wishes to all the small and big office-bearers and workers of the BSP," she said.
https://twitter.com/Mayawati/status/2099692837407502578 The remarks came after the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a resounding victory in the Rajasthan urban local body elections, winning the Jaipur Municipal Corporation board with 78 seats, while independent candidates have emerged as key players in several other civic bodies where no party has secured a clear majority. ANI