People’s Democratic Party wins Bhutan election

Principal opposition party in Bhutan, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the second general election in the country on Saturday and stormed to power with huge mandate.

PDP won 31 seats out of 47-member Bhutan National Assembly. Ruling party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa has only able to manage in 14 seats. Jigmi Y Thinley will sworn-in as the prime minister this week.

People’s Democratic Party took the issue of India’s withdrawal of subsidy on kerosene and cooking gas during the election campaign and attacked government for inaction. India had withdrawn the above subsidy from Bhutan after the deal was over on June 30.

“We are telling people that doubts about Indo-Bhutan relations getting strained are unfounded. The relations only go deeper and strong. But due to certain policies of the last government, people are a little bit shaky. If we form the government, we will resolve all issues,” PDP general secretary Sonam Jatsho told PTI before the election.

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