New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party registered a sweeping victory in the panchayat elections in Arunachal Pradesh, winning a clear majority of seats in both zilla parishad and gram panchayat constituencies, according to the final results declared by the State Election Commission (SEC) on Sunday evening.

Vote counting for the panchayat and municipal body polls was held on December 20, 2025, while the panchayat results were officially confirmed late on December 21, SEC Secretary Taru Talo said. As per the SEC statement, the BJP won 170 of the 245 zilla parishad member (ZPM) seats, including 59 uncontested, underscoring its strong dominance at the district level. In the gram panchayat segment, the party-led NDA also secu...