PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE | New Tehri
Many newly elected members have started efforts to become the district Panchayat president in Tehri after being elected district Panchayat members. Out of the total 45 district Panchayat seats in the district, 14 Congress-supported and 13 BJP-supported candidates have won.
Independent candidates won on the remaining 18 seats. Potential contenders and their supporters have started contacting the newly elected members.
The post of district Panchayat president is reserved for women this time too. There are a total of 45 wards in the district Panchayat. Aspirants are gauging the pulse of the members to ensure votes in their favour.
The BJP and Congress have not yet announced their candidates for the key posts. In such a situation, politics will intensify in the coming days when the candidates for the post of district Panchayat president are named.
In 2019, BJP had won 17 seats and Congress had won nine seats. The BJP candidates had been elected to the post of district Panchayat president and vice president during the previous term.
