Jaipur, Oct 26 (PTI) Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the BJP government in Rajasthan was "flouting" Supreme Court orders and the Constitution by delaying elections for Panchayati Raj institutions (PRI) and urban local bodies (ULB).

In a video statement, the former chief minister said the functioning of Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies have nearly come to a halt, and that the BJP was avoiding elections out of fear of losing.

Gehlot alleged that even though the term of the ULBs and PRIs has ended, the state government has appointed administrators instead of conducting elections. Thi was a "direct violation of the Constitution", he said.

The senior Congress leader said Articles 243-E and 243-U of the Constitution mandate elections every five years, and their term cannot ex

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