Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Elections: Second Phase Sees Tough Contest Between BJP and Congress

The second phase of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj elections will be held on Wednesday, with 22 districts going to the polls for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti member posts. The BJP and the Congress are gearing up for a tough contest, while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) are also trying to strengthen their presence in rural Rajasthan. Polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm, for which election officials have completed all preparations. In the second phase, 8,257 candidates are in the fray for a total of 2,453 wards of Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis. Of these, 984 candidates are contesting for 275 Zila Parishad wards, while 7,273 candidates are contesting for 2,178 Panchayat Samiti wards. The 22 districts going to the polls include Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Kota, Karipura, Kotli-Sirampur, Pali Sirmaur, Rajsamand, Jodhpur, Rajsamand, Rajsamand, Rajsamand,