22 April,2018 10:46 PM IST | Ranchi | Mid-day online desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday complimented the Jharkhand people for the BJP's thumping victory in the civic polls which was concluded on April 16, an official release said.
The BJP won 26 posts of chairman/vice chairman out of total 58 posts of Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayats (councils) for which elections were held on April 16, besides winning all the five posts of mayors and deputy mayors of Municipal Corporations for which elections were simultaneously held.
Also congratulating the party workers, Modi said he learned that 80 percent of victories for the BJP had been in villages and small towns.
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He congratulated the BJP workers and the people of Jharkhand as they had kept faith in development. They chose the long-term solution instead of a short-term benefit, he added.worth over Rs 2 crore from I-T office in Kota.
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Edited by mid-day online desk, with inputs from PTI
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