Tripura’s ruling BJP has swept the three-tier panchayat by-elections with a clear margin, even as the Congress called the whole poll process a farcical exercise. Speaking to reporters, State Election Commissioner G Kameswara Rao said that the counting of votes took place on Wednesday.
“No incident of violence was reported from anywhere. Counting was completed in a peaceful manner,” Rao said in Agartala today. He informed that BJP candidates emerged victorious in 113 out of 130 gram panchayat seats which went to polls. The BJP has also won five out of the seven panchayat samiti seats, he added.