Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Conference 2026: Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence

The Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Conference held on January 6, 2026, was a landmark event that convened national and state leadership, policymakers, industry experts, startups, and academia. This gathering aimed to explore the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across governance, infrastructure, innovation, and workforce development, setting the stage for the upcoming India AI Impact Summit scheduled for February 15-20, 2026.

Key Highlights and Attendees

The conference boasted the participation of notable leaders, including:

  • Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, Chief Minister of Rajasthan
  • Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics & IT, Government of India (participated virtually)
  • Shri Jitin Prasada, Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics & IT, Government of India
  • Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Cabinet Minister for IT & Communication, Government of Rajasthan

Their presence underscored the strong Centre-State collaboration essential for positioning Rajasthan as a vital contributor to India’s AI-driven growth.

Transformational Remarks

During the conference, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized the significance of democratizing technology:

“The kind of transformation brought about by the Industrial Revolution… is now set to occur through artificial intelligence.”

Furthermore, he announced a groundbreaking program aimed at training one million youth in AI skills, ensuring India’s young workforce is prepared for an AI-driven future.

Shri Jitin Prasada outlined the government’s substantial investment of ₹10,000 crores under the India AI Mission, reinforcing the commitment to leverage AI in various sectors, including agriculture, healthcare, and education.

Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma highlighted Rajasthan’s proactive approach in embracing AI, announcing the AI and ML policy to enhance transparency and accountability in public services.

AI Initiatives Unveiled

Several national and state-level AI initiatives were launched, further solidifying Rajasthan’s position as a hub for AI innovation:

  • YUVA AI for All: A national AI literacy program aimed at building foundational AI awareness among youth, aligning with the vision of Viksit Bharat.
  • Rajasthan AI/ML Policy 2026: This policy aims to accelerate economic growth and foster research, positioned as a cornerstone of the state’s governance strategy.
  • iStart Learning Management System (LMS): Designed to support skill development and entrepreneurship across the state.
  • Rajasthan AVGC-XR Portal: Focused on enhancing the Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality ecosystem.

Additionally, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with leading institutions like Google and IIT Delhi to boost AI research and ethical frameworks.

Strategic Discussions

The conference featured a high-level strategic session led by Shri Abhishek Singh and Shri Vishal Dhupar, focusing on India’s strategy for democratizing AI infrastructure and public-private collaboration.

Smt. Kavita Bhatia presented a comprehensive overview of the IndiaAI Mission and the vision for the upcoming India AI Impact Summit 2026.

Parallel thematic sessions explored AI applications in governance, ethics, and employment, demonstrating AI’s real-world impact.

Conclusion

The Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Conference was a pivotal milestone in the lead-up to the India AI Impact Summit 2026. This event reinforces India’s commitment to leveraging AI for public good, inclusive growth, and sustainable development, paving the way for innovative advancements across various sectors.

Rajasthan Labourer’s Identity Misused in ₹18 Crore Fraud: Fake Delhi Company Avoids ₹3 Crore GST

Case of Identity Theft Uncovered in Rajasthan

A case of identity theft has come to light in Rajasthan, involving a labourer named Veerdharam. He discovered that a fake firm had been registered in his name in Delhi, which carried out transactions worth over Rs 18 crore. The fraud was uncovered when he attempted to file his income tax return, only to find his PAN, Aadhaar, and mobile number had been misused. Additionally, the firm has reportedly evaded over Rs 3 crore in GST, prompting an investigation by police and GST officials.

How the Fraud was Discovered

Veerdharam, a labourer from Balotra, currently works in Sardarshahar, Churu. He has his TDS deducted from his salary and files his income tax returns every year. This year, when he visited his Chartered Accountant (CA) to file his returns, he learned that a large firm was operating under his name.

Fake Firm Registered in Delhi

The CA informed Veerdharam that a firm called “Virdha Traders” had been registered in his name, located near the Main Gate of Sabzi Mandi Main Market in New Delhi. Veerdharam was shocked to discover this, as he had no prior knowledge of the firm. The GST number issued for the fraudulent firm is 07CKIPR5140J1ZV.

Documents Misused

Upon further investigation, authorities found that the fake firm’s address was Ground Floor, House No. 810, North West Delhi. The fraudsters had utilized Veerdharam’s PAN and Aadhaar card to create the company, with the registration completed on 22 January 2025. Moreover, an Aadhaar authentication was marked as ‘successful’ on 10 July.

Financial Implications: Rs 18 Crore Transactions & Rs 3 Crore GST Fraud

The CA revealed to Veerdharam that the fraudulent firm had conducted business worth over Rs 18 crore, primarily dealing in copper scrap, rods, copper products, and polythene. The GST accumulated on these transactions exceeded Rs 3 crore. Alarmingly, an OTP sent to Veerdharam’s mobile on 10 July was also part of the scam, indicating that his mobile number was exploited without his knowledge.

Complaints Filed with Police and GST Officials

Veerdharam filed a written complaint on 24 July at the Gida police station in Balotra. Following this, the police contacted the GST department to fully comprehend the situation. Sources indicate that State GST officers have forwarded the complaint to officials in Delhi, aiming to cancel the fraudulent GST number.

Income Tax and Customs Notification

On 25 July, Veerdharam escalated the matter by lodging a complaint with the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), which was registered under the Delhi zone. He also informed Manish Kumar Jha, the Additional Commissioner at the office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of GST and Central Excise in Delhi.

Ongoing Police Investigation

The police have initiated an investigation into the identity theft. They are working to identify those who misused Veerdharam’s documents and mobile number, seeking to bring them to justice.

This case highlights the urgent necessity for individuals to monitor their personal information and be vigilant against the rising threat of identity theft.

FIR Against OYO: Fake Bookings Cause Rs 2.66 Crore GST Notice

FIR against OYO, founder in Jaipur after fake bookings led to Rs 2.66 crore GST notice

A Jaipur-based resort has lodged a criminal complaint against hotel aggregator OYO, its founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal, and several others after it received a GST notice of Rs 2.66 crore, allegedly stemming from “fake bookings” to show an “inflated annual turnover”, The Indian Express reported.

Ashok Nagar police station acted upon the complaint of Madan Jain, who is associated with Jaipur’s Samskara Resorts, and filed an FIR.

What does the FIR state?

The FIR accuses OYO of serious charges, including cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery, and criminal conspiracy under provisions of the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the FIR, Jain had signed a one-year service agreement with OYO on April 8, 2019. The contract was meant to enable both online and walk-in bookings for the resort. However, he alleges that OYO showed fake bookings in his resort’s name over three financial years – 2018–19, 2019–20, and 2020–21 – even though real business was conducted only in the 2019–20 period.

Samskara Resorts reported a business of just Rs 10.95 lakh during the agreement period and paid GST accordingly. But OYO, according to the complaint, falsely reported a turnover of Rs 22.22 crore, resulting in a GST liability of Rs 2.66 crore, which now hangs over the resort, along with penalties.

Multiple hotels report inflated GST notices

This case is not an isolated one. Multiple hoteliers across Rajasthan have reportedly faced similar GST notices due to inflated bookings shown by OYO. The President of the Hotel Federation of Rajasthan, confirmed that OYO has had longstanding issues with trust and transparency and “poor record” with hotels.

“Four years ago, over 125 hotels participated in a campaign against OYO by displaying banners that read, ‘We are not accepting OYO bookings’,” The Indian Express quoted he saying.

CM Bhajanlal Sharma announces increase in pension, bonus to farmers

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday announced an increase in social security pension for widows and elderly and bonus to farmers on minimum support price for wheat crop.

Replying to a debate on the motion of thanks to the governor’s speech in the state assembly, he also targeted the previous Congress government over various issues, including law and order and recruitment exam paper leaks, and said the BJP government will fulfil all its poll promises and establish the rule of law in the state.

The chief minister said that a decision has been taken to increase the amount under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi in the state from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 annually in the first phase. This will put an additional financial burden of Rs 1,300 crore on the state.

Sharma said the BJP had promised to give a bonus on the MSP for wheat. In the first phase, a bonus of Rs 125 will be given on wheat, after which its MSP in the state will be increased from Rs 2,275 to Rs 2,400. This will put an additional financial burden of Rs 250 crore on the government.

He said that in order to provide proper social security to the needy persons in the state, it has been decided to increase the monthly security pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,150. This will put an additional burden of Rs 1,800 crore on the state government.

Sharma also said that the displaced families from Pakistan living in the state will be provided housing and other facilities under a special scheme.

The chief minister said that in the previous government decisions were taken based on “appeasement”.

“The state will be run by the Constitution and law, not by appeasement. The present government will leave no stone unturned to establish the rule of law in the peace-loving state.

“Making Rajasthan a crime-free state is the top priority of the state government,” Sharma said, referring to the communal incidents that took place in Karauli, Jhalawar, Udaipur and Jodhpur in the previous Congress regime.

He also hit out at the previous regime over atrocities against women.

“The Congress government dismissed its minister who raised the issue of atrocities against women,” said Sharma, referring to former Congress MLA and minister Rajendra Singh Gudha.

Big update for Rajasthan govt reduce petrol prices

The new Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan may reduce petrol rates by ₹8-10 per litre and consider cutting diesel prices marginally by reducing value-added tax to fulfil a poll promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two officials said.

“The state government is expected to review VAT on petrol and diesel after the full cabinet is in place. It will take a view in lines with the Prime Minister’s guarantee to the people of Rajasthan during his Bharatpur rally on November 18,” one of them said, seeking anonymity.

The government will factor in resources before announcing a VAT rate cut as the state already has a debt burden of over ₹5 lakh crore and the new administration has also committed to provide cooking gas for ₹450 per cylinder, he said.

In Bharatpur a month ago, Modi said there was a disparity in petrol prices between Congress-ruled Rajasthan (about ₹109 per litre) and its BJP-ruled neighbours Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana (approximately ₹97 per litre). “I’m giving you this assurance that petrol pricing will be reviewed immediately after formation of the BJP government, and as soon as possible, a decision in public interest will be taken,” he had said.

“There is a scope to reduce petrol prices by ₹8-10 per litre, while keeping precarious financial state of Rajasthan in mind. A balance could be made by a token reduction in diesel rate also. But, a review will take place only after the cabinet is formed,” a second official said, declining to be named.

Petrol in state capital Jaipur is sold at ₹108.48 per litre, which costs ₹96.57 a litre in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, according to state-run Indian Oil Corporation, India’s largest fuel retailer. It costs ₹96.42 a litre in Ahmedabad and ₹97.18 in Gurugram.

Diesel in Jaipur pumps is sold at ₹ 93.72 per litre, Lucknow ( ₹ 89.76), Ahmedabad ( ₹ 92.17) and Gurugram ( ₹90.05).

Petrol and diesel rates vary because of state levies and other local charges. Pump prices of transport fuels are comparatively higher in Rajasthan because of high VAT and other levies, an executive working for a state-run refiner said, requesting anonymity.

Rajasthan charges 31.04% VAT and ₹1,500 per kilolitre road development cess on petrol, and 19.30% VAT and ₹ 1,750 per kilolitre road development cess on diesel. Comparatively, Uttar Pradesh levies 19.36%, or ₹ 14.85, per litre VAT, whichever is higher, on petrol and 17.08%, or ₹10.41 a litre, whichever is higher, on diesel. VAT on petrol in Gujarat is 13.7% plus 4% cess and VAT on diesel is 14.9% plus 4% cess. In Haryana, the key tax on petrol is 18.2%, or ₹14.50 a litre, whichever is higher; on diesel, it is 16%, or ₹11.86 a litre, whichever is higher.

Two other states, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where BJP has formed new governments, may also review tax rates on petrol and diesel and consider reducing pump rates of the two fuels, the first official said. State governments of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh did not respond to emailed queries.

“There is a scope to reduce petrol and diesel prices in these states by reducing VAT,” the official said. Vat on petrol in Chhattisgarh is 24% plus ₹ 2 per litre and on diesel, it is 23% plus ₹ 1 per litre. In Madhya Pradesh, VAT on petrol is 29% plus ₹2.5 a litre plus 1% cess, and on diesel, it is 19% plus ₹ 1.5 per litre VAT and 1% cess.

Rajasthan Budget 2023: Big announcements of CM Ashok Gehlot

  • Giving a big gift to the youth in the budget, CM Ashok Gehlot has announced the formation of a youth fund worth Rs 500 crore. Along with this, Rs 30,000 will be given to the students doing research. Special task force will be formed on paper leak. At the same time, a new auditorium has been announced in Kota Udaipur. Apart from this, it has been announced to give gas cylinders to 76 lakh families for Rs.500.
  • Gehlot has started making big announcements from the beginning of the budget. Under this, while giving a big gift to the youth, the CM has announced to make all recruitment examinations free of cost.
  • CM Ashok Gehlot apologized in the Rajasthan Assembly. But on the social media account, the BJP was accused.
  • BJP just wants to show that it is against the development and progress of Rajasthan. His mind-boggling allegation that the budget was leaked shows that he will not leave the budget too with his petty politics. There is only one obstacle in ‘Savings, Relief, Growth’ – BJP
  • Announcement of new auditorium in Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur
  • The number of scooties for girls will be increased from 20 thousand to 30 thousand. Proposed to be given electric scooty
  • Transport voucher scheme will be implemented for school children. Travel will be increased from 50 kms to 75 kms daily
  • Announcement to provide free education from 1st to 12th class in private schools under RTE along with girl students
  • Rajasthan government will recharge from 9th to 12th, the center is requested that after 8th, the central government should also recharge the students from 9th to 12th
  • Free school uniforms will be given to students up to class 8 at a cost of Rs 560 crore
  • 40 crores will be spent on learning app
  • Jaipur-Jodhpur and Udaipur Science Park will be developed with Rs 30 crore
  • Announcement to make APJ Institute of Biotechnology in Jaipur at a cost of Rs 300 crore for high end research
  • Biotechnology 2023 proposed to be brought
  • Announcement to make Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy in Jaipur
  • Courses will be started in Aviation Academy at a cost of 350 crores
  • Vishwakarma Industry is proposed to be named Skill University
  • Girls colleges will be opened
  • 500 students will be benefited every year in Rajasthan Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence
  • Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has now announced to provide free electricity up to 100 units to domestic consumers in the budget. By starting the Chief Minister’s Free Scheme, 100 units of electricity per month will be available free of cost from the next year. With this, one crore 4 lakh families out of 1 crore 19 lakh in the state will be able to get domestic electricity free of cost.

Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Department Issues Guidelines For Conduct Of Personal Hearing in Virtual Mode

Vide instruction dated 18th April 2022, the Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Department has issued guidelines for conduct of personal hearing in virtual mode.

The department has said in the instruction that in view of the challenges presented by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemio and the feedback received from trade and field formations, the following instructions are hereby issued for conduct of personal hearings in virtual mode by all the Appellate and Adjudicating Authorities as this initiative would help in speeding up of passing of the Appellate and Adjudication proceedings, saving cost of travel and time, ensuring social distancing in these challenging times. This initiative would facilitate all stake holders such as Suppliers/ Taxpayers under GST/ VAT, Importers, Exporters, Advocates, Tax Practitioners and Authorized Representatives.

To Download the Instruction in PDF, Please Click Here

Rajasthan: E-way Bill Limit Extended To Rs 2 Lakh With Conditions

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, dated: February 1,2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-rule (14) of rule 138 of the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, here in after referred to as the “said rules”, I, Ravi Jain, Chief Commissioner, State Tax, Rajasthan, after consultation with the Chief Commissioner of Central Tax, Jaipur Zone, hereby makes the following amendment in this department’s notification No. F.17(131)ACCT/GST/2017/3743, dated 06.08.2018, as amended from time to time, with effect from 01.04.2022, namely:—

In the said Notification,-

(i) In the table, after existing serial number 2 and the entries thereto, the following new serial number 3 and entries thereto shall be inserted, namely:-

ii) The existing proviso shall be substituted by the following, namely:-

“Provided further that document base carried even in respect of consignments exempted from intra-State e-way Bill and intra-city e-way Bill.”

(iii) after the existing proviso so substituted, the following explanation shall be added, namely:‑

Explanation:- For the purpose of this notification,-

(a) the word “City” shall be the municipal area as notified by the Government under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 and the word “Intra-city” shall be construed accordingly.

(b) Where any city comprises of more than one municipal corporation, then the area notified for such municipal corporations shall be the area of the city.

Provisional Attachment Under GST Act is Not Valid On Completion Of One Year: Rajasthan High Court

In the case of B.r. Construction Company vs Additional Director, the Rajasthan High Court has held that:

The powers of provisional attachment and its inherent limitations in the nature of safeguards have been discussed at length in a recent judgment of the Supreme Court dated 20.04.2021 in Civil Appeal No.1155/2021- M/s Radha Krishan Industries Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. Additionally we also find that CBIC’s circular dated 23.02.2021 has also clarified that every provisional attachment shall cease to have effect after expiry of period of one year from the date of attachment order.

In the present case the order of attachment was passed more than a year back and would therefore be ceased to be effective upon completion of period of one year.

Fact Check: Order Claiming Educational Institutions Will Be Closed in Rajasthan is Fake

An order of Rajasthan Government is circulating in social media which is claiming that due to spreading of COVID-19 virus, Rajasthan Government has directed all educational institutions to close their educational activities from 6th December 2021 till further order.

But Rajasthan’s news agency 1st India News has claimed that education department itself is in confusion after knowing about this order, so 1st India News is not confirmed that this order is correct.

Rajasthan Government Extends Due Dates for ITC Mismatch Demands Verification and VAT Amnesty Scheme

Vide 1st Notification Dated 30th September 2021, Rajasthan Government has extended due date for ITC Mismatch Demands Verification.

Notification can be accessed by

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Vide 2nd Notification Dated 30th September 2021, Rajasthan Government has extended due date for VAT Amnesty Scheme.

Notification can be accessed by

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Injustice with Students? Students Were Not Allowed to Give REET Exam for Being Late by Few Minutes

A video is circulating in you tube as well social media platforms which shows that some students are requesting to enter in the examination hall to give Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher (REET) exam but the person in charge is not listening to them.

Link for the Video:

Bhiwadi Manufacturers Association Writes Letter to Rajasthan Chief Minister for Extension of 3rd Phase of Rajasthan Amnesty Scheme 2021

Bhiwadi Manufacturers Association 

24th September, 2021

Shri Ashok Gehlot Ji,

Hon’ble Chief Minister

Government of Rajasthan

Jaipur.

Subject:- Date extension – 3rd phase of Amnesty Scheme 2021.

Respected Sir,

First of all we would like to express our sincere thanks & gratitude for announcing, the highly motivating and one of its kind of liberal Amnesty Scheme – 2021. In past we had never seen such a liberal, motivating and win-win Amnesty Scheme for every one. This will not only reduce the red entries in demand register but also help the dealers, manufactures and all stake holders in the business trade, which has never happened before.

We also are advising our friends, members and all concerns to take advantage of this scheme immediately as it is just like “Mela of the Kumb which will never come again. It is the right time to wash our sins by dealing the long old demands by availing the benefits of this scheme and to live with dignity in the society and to make the future of their children bright”.

It is really surprising that the affected businessmen having demand of 25-30 years old are coming forward to take advantage of the scheme.

But Sir, you will empathise with the business community also regarding “Time limit”. There are thousands of cases of mismatch of ITC demand or declaration forms or other related matters. Today all these persons want to clear their demand in their own records and in the records of Govt.

Sir, you will also appreciate that Bhiwadi being on the boarder of State, therefore, the major sales are interstate, hence the number of cases as well as quantum of demand of declaration are highest in the area of the state as compared to other zones.

As now the people are concerned to clear their demand, but being such a massive work and even adversely affected by COVID-19 virus, it needs lot of time to square up the pending issues.

You will appreciate that it is the first time when the officers of the department & their staff, consultants , dealers and all associations have joined their hands and moving towards common direction with the aim to bring the red entries almost near to Zero. It is quite evident from the results that peoples are daily applying for willingness which had not applied so far.

Seeing quantum of work you will appreciate and agree with us that time limit for 3rd phase i.e. 30th September, 2021, expiring after a week, is too short.

As the persons are coming forward and showing keen interest to settle the issues it is requested that time extension i.e. till 31′ December, 2021 may kindly be approved. It will not only for the benefit of the business community but it also it will be good for the department to settle the long pending issues may of 25-30 years old.

Once again it is humbly requested to approve the time extension upto 31st December, 2021 for 3rd phase of Amnesty Scheme – 2021.

Submitted for kind consideration please.

With Kind Regards

B.M. Mittal

President

 

Copy to:-

  1. Shri Akhil Arora Ji, IAS, Principal Secretary (Finance), Finance Department, Govt. of Rajasthan, Secretarial, Jaipur.

  2. Shri T. Ravikanth Ji, IAS, Secretary Finance (Revenue), Finance Department, Govt. of Rajasthan, Secretarial, Jaipur.

  3. Shri Ravi Jain Ji, IAS, Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department, Kar Bhawan, Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur- 302005

Toll Free Helpline for elderly persons ELDERLINE (14567) becomes operational in several states

In order to address the problems of elders in the context of the ongoingCOVID pandemic, the Ministry of Social Justice has started state wise call centres in major states under the ELDERLINE project. The facility is already made operational in 5 major States of UP, MP, Rajasthan, TN and Karnataka.In Telangana, this facility has been working for more than a year.

Efforts are being made to make them functional in all States by the end of May, 2021. These call centres can be reached by toll free number 14567. All elders may be advised to use this facility. The ELDERLINE is a facility operationalised with the assistance of Tata Trusts and NSE foundation. The current status of the call centres is as given below:

 

States

Date of commencement

Number of Officers

Number of Actionable calls

Service Request Raised

Service Request Closed

TN

28th April 2021

8

71

25

15

MP

28th April 2021

4

163

12

5

RJ

28th April 2021

4

25

8

3

KA

28th April 2021

3

122

6

1

UP

14th May 2021

6

94

13

7

Free Oxygen Seva started for COVID patients in Jaipur

Free oxygen sewa started for COVID patients with an aim to provide some assistance before they can find a hospital bed for themselves. This is an initiative by Jaipur SMS and Vidhyasharam alumni.

For help call

Mr. Rishabh Goyal – 9829008097

Mr. Gautam Jain-  9829010347

STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS

Kashmir: Three terrorists killed in an encounter in Pulwama district:

In Kashmir valley,  security forces have eliminated three terrorists in an encounter at TIken village of Pulwama district. An operation was launched in the area early today on specific information about the presence of terrorists.

One Nation One Ration Card System implemented in nine states:

A total of nine states have completed the implementation process of One Nation One Ration Card System. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.

Rajasthan: BJP wins recently concluded Panchayat elections:

The BJP has won the recently concluded Panchayat elections in Rajasthan. In the elections held in 21 districts of the State, the BJP has got an absolute majority in 13 Zila Parishads while the ruling party Congress in just 5. Similarly, out of 222 Panchayat Samities, BJP got a clear majority in 93 Panchayat Samities while Congress got majority in 81.  Out of 636 seats of Zila Parishad Members, BJP got 353 seats whereas the Congress had to be satisfied with 252 seats. RLP got 10 seats and CPIM bagged 2 seats whereas 18 seats have been won by independent candidates.  Similarly, out of 4, 371 seats of Panchayat Samiti Members, BJP bagged 1,989 seats while Congress won 1,852 seats. Apart from these, 439 seats have been won by independents while RLP got 60 seats, CPIM 26 and BSP 5 seats. 

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