New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday claimed that several BSP candidates were "forcibly defeated" during recounts by razor-thin margins due to irregularities involving government machinery. She noted that without such interference, the party would have recorded an even stronger performance across the state's local bodies.

In an X post, Mayawati extended congratulatory greetings to party workers on Tuesday after the BSP secured 19 councillor seats in the Rajasthan municipal elections.

"In the municipal elections held in Rajasthan, the BSP has also succeeded this time by getting its councillors elected to 19 seats, and many candidates were forcibly defeated in the recount by a margin of just a few vot...