"A big thank you to people of Rajasthan. Congrats to Rajasthan BJP workers & leaders on the commendable performance in the civic polls," Modi tweeted about the results in which BJP emerged ahead in 60 out of 129 municipal bodies but suffered setback in Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's pocket-borough of Dholpur and Jhalawar where it was defeated.
Congress, which was routed in the Lok Sabha elections last year, made significant gains attaining or nearing majority in around 40 bodies and was neck and neck with BJP in 17 bodies.
He reminded that BJP had recently won civic body polls in Madhya Pradesh as well despite the Congress campaign against its Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over Vyapam scam.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot, said, "the BJP got only 36 per cent votes and Congress is only around two per cent less than it. Overall 64 percent people have voted against the BJP, which shows the mood of the people."