Archive · 22 Dec 2025
BJP Dominates Arunachal Pradesh Local Elections
The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh won a lot of seats in local elections.
The Chief Minister, Pema Khandu, said this shows people trust the BJP's plans for development.
They won over 6,000 seats in village councils and 170 seats in district councils.
The BJP also won 14 out of 20 seats in the Itanagar city council.
The party thanked the people and promised to keep working for them.
They also talked about a special plan called SPICE that gives money to local councils for development.
The BJP said this shows people like their leadership and want them to continue.
The year also saw some challenges, like a diplomatic issue with China and protests over a big dam project.
There were also some big accidents and natural disasters, but the state handled them well.
BJP-led NDA won over 6,000 of 8,208 gram panchayat member seats in Arunachal Pradesh.
BJP secured 170 of 245 zilla parishad member seats, including 59 unopposed wins.
In Itanagar Municipal Corporation elections, BJP won 14 of 20 seats, NDA partners won 5, and 1 went to an independent.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu attributed the victory to public trust in BJP's governance and development agenda.
BJP highlighted the SPICE model, with funds increasing from Rs 123 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 22,374 crore in 2025-26.
- Who
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and the BJP
- What
- BJP-led NDA's strong performance in panchayat and municipal elections
- When
- Election results announced, victory celebration held on December 21
- Where
- Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Why
- To reflect public trust in BJP's governance and development agenda
- Total GPM Seats
- 8,208
- BJP GPM Wins
- 6,000+
- Total ZPM Seats
- 245
- BJP ZPM Wins
- 170
- IMC Seats
- 20
- BJP IMC Wins
- 14
- NDA IMC Wins
- 5
- Independent IMC Win
- 1
- SPICE Funds 2022-23
- Rs 123 crore
- SPICE Funds 2023-24
- Rs 1,431 crore
- SPICE Funds 2024-25
- Rs 16,398 crore
- SPICE Funds 2025-26
- Rs 22,374 crore
- Diplomatic Incident
- Pema Wangjom Thongdok detained in Shanghai
- Power Project Protests
- Siang Upper Multipurpose Project
- Disaster Response
- Multi-agency operation in Anjaw district