Rajasthan local body polls: BJP leading, Congress not far behind

Jaipur, Feb 5: BJP has won 114 Panchayat Samiti seats while Congress has won 75 out of 6,236 seats in 33 districts of Rajasthan where counting of votes was being held today for local body polls.

24 Independents also won the

, according to the state Election Commission. BJP won 17 wards and Congress 11 out of total 1,014 Zila Parishad wards.

Counting of votes for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, which were held in three phases in Rajasthan, began at 8 AM at all the 33 district headquarters amid tight security.

The elections were held to elect 1,014 ward members of Zila Parishad and 6,236 members of Panchayat Samiti in three phases.

PTI