Lucknow, May 23 -- Now it is almost final that Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held only after the 2027 Assembly elections.
The tenure of the village heads (Gram Pradhans) of the state's 57,695 Gram Panchayats ends in the next three days on May 26.
Consequently, the Panchayati Raj Department has sent a proposal to the Chief Minister to appoint village administrators after the pradhans' terms end.
A few days ago, the Panchayati Raj Department had sent a proposal to the cabinet to appoint an administrator or form an administrative committee to handle the work of village heads after their terms end.
Panchayati Raj Department Director Amit Singh stated, "There is no provision for extending the tenure of village heads. An admini...