Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi credited the party’s strong performance in the Rajasthan civic body elections to the support of voters and the efforts of BJP workers and the organisation.
Speaking about the election results, Trivedi said, “Congress held the elections in several phases, but even after that, it could not achieve success. We express our gratitude to the people of Rajasthan for this mandate and thank the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party.”
He also praised the BJP’s organisational machinery, state leadership and party workers for their efforts during the elections. Trivedi highlighted the BJP’s performance in districts where the party had struggled in the previous civic elections.
He pointed out that in Bundi, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Karauli, Dholpur and Bharatpur, the BJP had previously failed to form even a single municipal board.
“Once again, it has become clear that even in those places where not a single BJP board could be formed last time, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now making impressive progress,” Trivedi said. He described the results as an indication of the BJP’s expanding organisational and electoral presence across Rajasthan, including in districts that had previously been difficult territory for the party.
Earlier, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said the BJP’s strong performance in the Rajasthan civic body elections was the result of the tireless efforts of party workers and the public’s faith in the development agenda of the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state.
Addressing the media at the state BJP headquarters on Monday, Sharma dedicated the party’s victory to its workers and said the election verdict reflected public support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ and a ‘Viksit Rajasthan’.
“The people of Rajasthan have once again placed their trust in the BJP,” Sharma said, adding that the party’s workers and public representatives worked directly among the people and helped ensure that government schemes reached beneficiaries across both rural and urban areas.
The Chief Minister said the BJP government had fulfilled 78 per cent of the promises made in its election manifesto and would continue to honour its commitments, including those related to the development of urban local bodies.
Sharma also expressed confidence that the BJP would replicate its civic election performance in the upcoming Panchayat elections.
“We will achieve a major victory in the Panchayat elections as well,” he said, attributing the party’s electoral success to its organisational strength and the public’s confidence in its governance.
Sharma said the civic election results also reflected public support for the concept of ‘One State, One Election’.
According to the Chief Minister, voters understand that holding elections together can help save public resources, reduce administrative expenditure and allow governments to focus more consistently on development.
Taking a swipe at the previous Congress government, Sharma claimed that during the Congress era, elections to civic bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions would often stretch over nearly two years, affecting the pace of development.
He said the latest mandate demonstrated that people wanted elections to be conducted in a more streamlined manner so that governments and elected representatives could devote greater attention to governance and development.
Sharma said the BJP would treat the election mandate as a responsibility and work with greater commitment to meet public expectations. He added that the government would continue focusing on the welfare of women, youth and the poor, while strengthening development and good governance across Rajasthan.
–IANS
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