UP Block pramukh 2021 results: BJP wins 635 block levels, calls it 'historic'

The ruling BJP claimed a "historic victory" with win over 635 posts in the Uttar Pradesh Block Panchayat Chiefs.

New Delhi: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed a "historic victory" in the Uttar Pradesh Block Panchayat Chiefs on Saturday. Polling for the 476 posts of block panchayat chiefs concluded at 3 pm and results declared the saffron party's victory 635 posts. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at a news conference said, "In the elections for Block Panchayat Chiefs, the BJP is winning more than 635 seats with its allies and supporters. This number will increase further after the final results are out." The CM said almost 85 per cent seats in the polls went in favour of the ruling BJP. The results show that the BJP has won a thumping 635 posts while the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates won in 103 block levels and others managed to bag 87 posts.