The wards are Matebele-Ramodibe in Kgatleng East, Maruapula in Gaborone Central, Kgale View in Gaborone Bonnington South, and Medie in Lentsweletau-Lephephe constituencies which resulted in a deadlock. This comes hardly after the BDP central committee (CC) instructed all regional committees to complete their primary election recommendations this week and also set a date for re-runs of primary elections. However, BDP electoral board chairperson Peter Siele stated in an interview that this will not affect the outcomes of parliamentary candidates. "This is just for interested parties in council seats.
They had a tie, so a re-run is necessary to determine a candidate for the general elections. The date is set for this weekend because the party has a tight schedule and is concurrently handling other issues, including appeals," he said. "Therefore, election matters need to be concluded promptly so campaigns can begin." Siele added that the reason the results do not affect the parliamentary ones is because the ties did not impact those outcomes, as they were voted on separately. Additionally, he emphasised that this campaign is specifically for those seeking to represent the party as councillors and cautioned those who had already contested to refrain from assisting those who will be contesting.
