DNA: SP suffers jolt, BSP fares well in UP panchayat elections

The ruling Samajwadi Party on Monday suffered a jolt in pockets of Uttar Pradesh with many relatives of ministers and senior leaders losing in the zila panchayat elections while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-supported candidates won only in eight of the 48 seats in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi constituency. As ballots cast in the four-phase elections were counted on Monday, opposition Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emerged as the surprise front-runner in the elections with most of the candidates it supported, registering victory Zee News is the highly popular Hindi News channel of India’s largest television network ZMCL. The channel, which has a huge following in India and abroad, has won several prestigious national and international awards. Amongst its popular programs are - Dr. Subhash Chandra Show: https://goo.gl/fCugXC Daily News and Analysis: https://goo.gl/B8eVsD Manthan: https://goo.gl/6q0wUN Fast n Facts: https://goo.gl/kW2MYV Your daily does of entertainment: https://goo.gl/ZNEfhw Sports round up: https://goo.gl/KeeYjf Aapke Sitare: https://goo.gl/X56YSa Bharat Bhagya Vidhata: https://goo.gl/QqJiOV Taal Thok Ke : https://goo.gl/yiV6e7 Subscribe to our channel at: https://goo.gl/qKzmWg Check out our website: http://www.zeenews.com Connect with us at our social media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZeeNews Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+Zeenews

Nov 02, 2015, 23:41 PM IST